Is AUTHOR wrong in the post ? POST : Mom died recently, leaving behind my half-brother, my niece, and me. Mom was in poor health for the past two years. My brother has lived on her place rent-free for 20 years. Mom paid all his expenses for at least the last few years (he lost his job). His social security checks begin this spring, but they will be a modest $1,200 monthly.  


Mom's always been high-strung and high-maintenance. I loved her, but she made me crazy. So I told my brother he could have her land and mobile home if he would just take (better) care of her. I don't live nearby and still work 12-hour shifts. Well, he didn't take good care of her. At one point, I had to drive her to the emergency room because we couldn't get him on the phone. There were several other instances of him not caring for her, and not looking out for her like an unemployed son with absolutely nothing else to do should have been doing. I'm not saying I was any better as an absentee daughter, but we went on outings occasionally, and I definitely wasn't any worse as her daughter than he was as her son.   


Her will leaves her estate to me and my brother, 50/50. I was named independent executrix. I knew mom had a life insurance split between me and brother, and also knew she had two CD's, one for each of us. As it turns out, she has three CD's for $5,000, supposedly one each for me, my brother, and my niece. That's their understanding, at least.  


AITA for keeping her cash assets, including the CD's. After the smoke clears and I pay for everything I said I would, it might be $25,000. Her home and land, otoh, are worth at least $68,000, with a fair market value of about $80-90,000.  


We went to probate hearing then had it out afterwards. They are very unhappy that I won't just turn over $10,000 to the two of them, even though I will only have about 25k, while they will have a minimum of 68k. My niece had shot a warning volley across the bow a few weeks ago when she said, "Surely you realize property is not as valuable as cash. Besides, granny meant for me to have that money, and daddy to have "his" CD. (The CD's do not list any beneficiaries).  


So, AITA? And if they already think that I AM the asshole, shouldn't I just go ahead and make arrangements to sell the home and land so we can each get what we really think we should have out of mom's estate, 50% to me and my brother, $5,000 to my niece?