Dad Left Everything to His New Wife—But What I Found in the Property Records Changed Everything

My dad’s new wife is younger than me — he’s 61, she’s 27, and I’m 32. Last month he told me he’d changed his will so that everything would go to her: the house, the savings, all of it.

When I questioned him, he shrugged. “Your mother left you the heirlooms. You have a good job. You’ll be fine. Ivy needs security.”

I was furious. And Ivy just sat there smirking like she’d already won.

But she hadn’t.

I did some digging and discovered the house was still in my dad’s and my late mother’s names. The transfer was never finalized — which meant half of it legally belonged to me.

So I went to a lawyer and filed my claim.

At the next family dinner, I told them. Ivy froze mid-bite when she realized the mansion she bragged about online wasn’t fully hers to inherit after all. The color drained from both their faces.

Now my dad barely speaks to me. He says I’ve taken away Ivy’s “security.” He calls me selfish and jealous.

But all I wanted was fairness — and to protect what my mother built.

Was I really wrong for standing up for what was legally mine?