It's always nice to know that someone was thinking about you as they prepared an estate plan. Knowing that someone cared enough for you to leave you an inheritance may make you smile. The problem is you aren't sure whether you want what the person left you.
It's not that you aren't grateful; you just have reasons why accepting the inheritance isn't what you want to do. Perhaps you believe another family member would benefit more from the inheritance, or you know you don't have the financial resources to own the property.
When people think of an "Estate" they might think of a mansion like the one above or a portfolio of assets worth millions of dollars. They believe that estate planning is not necessary unless you have a large estate with lots of assets.
We have previously discussed why leaving your estate to your children in equal shares isn't always fair. In fact, it could destroy the value of the assets you leave and ruin family relationships. So what solutions do you have to be fair and preserve family harmony? 
When doing their estate planning, parents always want to be fair with their children. Most often they try to accomplish this by leaving everything to the children in equal shares. While this may seem like a good solution, in practice, it can actually create lots of problems and it can end up be anything but fair. 
