When a 63-year-old father updated his will to leave everything to his 26-year-old wife, his daughter was left shocked—and furious. Told she could “feed herself,” she noticed the young wife’s smug smile. Instead of stepping back, however, the daughter made a move neither of them expected.
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My father’s new wife, Liv, is younger than I am. He’s 63, Liv is 26, and I’m 32. Last month, he informed me that he had revised his will so that everything would go to her—the house, the savings, all of it.

When I confronted him, he simply shrugged and said, “Your mother left you the heirlooms, and you have a decent job. That’s more than enough. You’ll be fine, but Liv is young—she needs security and someone to take care of her.”
I was furious. And Liv? She just smirked.
But I wasn’t about to let it go. I checked the property records and discovered that the house he promised her was still registered under both his name and my late mother’s. The transfer had never been finalized—which meant half of it legally belonged to me.
So I hired a lawyer and filed my claim. At the next family dinner, I told them both. Their faces drained of color. Liv froze when she realized the mansion she’d been flaunting online wasn’t entirely hers to inherit. She may have believed she’d secured everything, but I made sure she received far less than she expected.
Now my father’s attitude toward me has changed completely. He thinks I’ve stripped Liv of her sense of security. There’s tension between them too—he accuses me of being selfish and jealous.

But honestly, all I wanted was fairness.
Am I wrong for claiming what legally belonged to me—and for shattering my dad’s so-called “happy” relationship?