Spelling home to sell for $130m, Tori gets next to nothing

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

deserve:

transitive verb : to be worthy of
intransitive verb : to be worthy, fit, or suitable for some reward or requital

That is the Websters def. and clearly open to opinion in this instance. But, it has no correlation with what a parent does for their children.

Further, in relation to this topic, you must consider how her father provided for her while he was alive. To think that because he is now dead he would want that changed is very suspicious to me. Most people want their loved ones cared for in the same manner after their demise. The changes seem to be the shift in control from Aaron's wishes to Candy's.

Also, you personalize it as you look at yourself as the recipient. You should look at yourself as the provider then see what type of father you are / or will be...........

 

Without a legal review of the documents, everything is just speculation...

 

So you think children are entitled to the wealth of a parent? Personally, I think a parent is resposible for raising children that are capable, educated, and prepared to create their own wealth. How would you precive Warren Buffet and Bill Gates leaving the bulk of the wealth they have to charity if you were one of the kids? I'm a little confused by what you mean.

Now, if the will the changed once Aaron had his stroke and Tori got "screwed", I would agree that she deserves the wealth that Aaron has outlined she receives if the will was tamper will in a way that reflects the wishes' of Candy, not of Aaron's.

 

Her career died with her father...



man, I'm going to hell..

 

Possibly with both of the above.


Looks like I'm joining.

 

Agree with some of that - I do take issue with the connotation of "deserving" meaning to have earned, like the daughter put her time in and now should get her payout. She deserves what Aaron leaves her, nothing more and nothing less - again - assuming no foul play took place in manipulation of the old man.

Regarding personalizing it, we presume to know what the situation was between Aaron and Tori during the latter years of his life - and we do not know that. Furthermore, I strongly disagree that leaving a massive wad of cash to one's children is being a provider. Being a provider is providing a well balanced child, which is very hard to do when said children never experience the need to earn a living for themselves or to know the feeling of achieving success or enjoying the fruits of one's labor. 99.9% of kids I know who were left with a lot of bank have various ranges of personality disorders and are often downright insecure having never had to find their own way. Leaving $500mm to your kid is not being a provider - being a good dad is and being a good dad has nothing to do with the quantity (if any) of money left behind.

my .02

 

I can agree with this statement. So many kids they are given everything end up being nothing..............

 

Most times this is the situation. It usually skips the children and then the grandchildren come back to reality and make another fortune. I don't think kids deserve their parents money. It is the parents money and they can do as they please with it.

 

It would seem that it should have been divvied up a little more. If there was a last minute change in the mothers favor especially when the relationship with the daughter wasn't too good, that would be a little suspect. It'll probably get sorted out in a court battle.

 

We buy their overpriced oil.

They buy our overpriced real estate.

Sounds fair to me!

 

Moral of the story: Don't pi$$ rich daddy off. lol

On the question of deserve. Being a child of his, she would be 'worthy of'.

On the question of the Warren Buffet, his children, etc., It would be better off for the children to get it. Raise them up right, and they will continue to donate, help others, etc. to help others. Give it to a non-profit, even your own, and well, look at the Carnegie Foundation, Ford Foundation, etc.. How is trying to get a socialist government formed in America helping people?

I think it should go to all, mom and 2 children. And I think this because of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. John's first child was denied any part of his estate. Of course he he was bigger than JL/YO's kid when they both tried to make music.

 

I agree that he can do whatever he wants since it's his money but I could see why she would be pissed. She did star in his hit tv series 90210 which helped him make a lot of money. Getting less than a million is sort of a slap in the face when the inheritance is 500 million. That's like being left a g or something in the middle class world, kinda pointless. Other than leaving it all to charity which is a noble way go, you usually only have a few people to leave it to or the gov't can take it. Parents are usually closest to their children so why shouldn't they give their children what they had? Who else should they give it to, their lawyer, dentist, or pet? I'd definitely hook up the people that I'm closest with and the rest to charity probably.

 

buffet should stick to buying and selling companies. he can shove his social ideas up his ass. same for you soros.

 

Yeah, but you have to laugh. With the current real estate market, spending that much in California is a really bright idea.

 

no jewish father i know of would leave his daughter high and dry.........

 

What would Tori 'deserve' if her father was a homeless skid-row bum ?

Maybe a parent 'deserves' to be treated better ?

Maybe Tori 'demanded' he 'give' her a bunch of money ?


If you have read anything at all about Buffett, then you understand his philosophy on 'inheritence', and it's pretty good.

 

I think Tori deserves some money for inheriting Aaron's face.

 

Ha ha ha ha ha ha... Oh my... Nearly spit out a full mouthfull of water on the keyboard when I read this... Breathe... Breathe...

 

Why should the wife get it all? You've obviously never been disinherited so you can't put yourself into Tori's shoes. She is Aaron's flesh and blood (ditto for her mother). She deserves an inheritance worthy of an offspring. Her mother (and deceased father) should be ashamed at the way they are/have treated their daughter. Disinheritation is humbling. If you've never been disinherited, you don't know the feeling, trust me.

 

this is true; the only thing that children of wealthy parents did to 'earn' or 'deserve' the inheritance...is win the genetic lottery.

 

where's my thread about that 'sweet 16' show....?

 

You've obviously never been disinherited yourself or you would have a different slant on this issue.

 

Have a bad experience with this subject, if you don't mind me asking?

 

Yup

 

Funny Rickenbach. Tori is getting screwed. Now matter how much you love your spouse, you are closer to your children, you created them. All the names people ooh and ahh about Trump, Ford, Rockefeller, Bush, etc. are creations of their parents, and earlier generations. Do you want your offspring and successive generations to prosper or be left behind?

If you have kids, its your responsibility to make them successful, educate, legacy college entrance, a call here or there. Of course P Hilton is the other end of the spectrum. SRT8 and his sanctimonious crap would have you believe he invented running water and sliced bread for the first time. Complete BS blanket statement w/o any knowledge of what goes on in any particular family. Give me a GD break.