Tomiwa Anjorin

The post is one of the reasons why there is always family feud after a man dies. We must learn to understand that a man doesn’t belong to the wife and kids only, he also belongs to his “extended” family especially if his parents are still alive (permit me to use the term “extended”). So, no one party can actually choose to do whatever they like with the man or his property especially when the man dies intestate. Everyone must come together and reach several compromise. It is belief like this that fuels the family fued that exists after demise of a spouse. Sometimes, it is not a case of people hating the widow but a case of people not wanting to accept that other people have rights to the deceased and his properties too. In some countries like Singapore, if a man dies intestate and he has parents, the intestate succession act mandates that the wealth is shared equally between the spouse and parents. Wives should learn to accommodate the husband’s family in decisions around the deceased and the husband’s family should also learn to accommodate and respect the wife in such scenarios too @TheYemiKing