When my great-aunt died, there was some money which got divided up in a simple way; and a number of artifacts - furniture, nice crockery, jewellery. Most of the

When my great-aunt died, there was some money which got divided up in a simple way; and a number of artifacts - furniture, nice crockery, jewellery. Most of the other heirs were women, so no jewellery for me. For the artifacts, we had a sort of auction: "Who wants this chinese vase?" I would have liked that vase, and I got the fuzzy end of the lollipop in that auction. I went away with a few articles of sentimental value, but no cash value. I reckon I got a good deal. When my father died, it was even easier; the will was a mess, if you ask me, but my sister was executor, and she did a really good job. He had been in a care home, and had already disposed of most of his personal posessions. My siblings all played very nicely, and edge cases were settled very amicably. In fact, if anything, it brought us all together. Make a will, and use a lawyer.