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My dad died suddenly with no will. Am I morally obliged to share his estate with my estranged half-sibling? | Leading questions

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My dad died suddenly with no will. Am I morally obliged to share his estate with my estranged half-sibling? | Leading questions

It’s kind of you to wonder if you should change the way things were left, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith .

But it’s possible his preference is already clear Read more Leading questions My dad died suddenly earlier this year, with no will, and I am unsure as to how I should distribute the estate.

We are talking about very modest sums of money – about £5,000 ($US6,750; $AU9,500) in total.

My dad was a very ethical person.

While his death was unexpected, he had a sense it was coming.

Around six months before he died, he arranged for the disposal of many personal effects.

The lack of a will, given his self-discipline and preferences for forward planning, is odd.

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