17-Year-Old Embarrasses Stepdad In Front Of His Family By Pointing Out That The House Was Not His

Getting an inheritance doesn’t always sound great when it stems from a tragic passing. It’s a way for family members to ensure that their loved ones are taken care of when they’re no longer present.

However, inheritance can make people act in ways they shouldn’t. Greed consumes them, and suddenly, following rules isn’t a priority. 

When this happens, things blow up, tensions rise, and people who were once family become strangers. What if you’re not even an adult and find yourself involved in a crisis like this?

This is the current dilemma of a 17-year-old Redditor who discovered that his mom and stepdad used some of his inheritance from his deceased dad without asking for his permission. The hard part is that it wasn’t something small; they bought a house.

OP was, of course, livid. Aside from the fact that they dipped into the inheritance he was supposed to receive when he turned 18 without his knowledge, they justified it as something they did for him as well.

OP knew they couldn’t afford a large house based on their salaries, so it was surprising that they made such a big purchase out of the blue. OP also realized that if it was truly for him, they could have considered that he might want to get his own place with that money since it was his in the first place.

Here's How OP's Problem Started

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OP's Inheritance Came from His Dad Who Passed Away, and There Was a Condition Before He Could Access It

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There Was Something Suspicious About Their Immediate House Purchase When OP Knew They Didn't Have Enough Resources

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Their Justification Isn't Enough for OP

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Then a Fight Started Between Him and His Stepfather That Escalated Into a Full-Blown Issue

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OP Stated What He Knew to Be True, Which Embarrassed the Stepfather in Front of His Family

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They Think That He's in the Wrong for Responding the Way He Did and Expect Him to Apologize

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Many Redditors Advise OP to Look Into It with a Legal Professional as Soon as Possible

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It's Better to Be Prepared Than to Go Out Fighting Without Facts to Back It Up

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OP Might Hopefully Gain Control Over What Is Rightfully His

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It All Depends on How Well the Will Is Constructed and the Legal Help He'll Receive

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Someone Defended That What They Did Was Possibly Legal Since the House Would Technically Be Part of Taking Care of OP

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OP Was Actually a Few Months Shy of Turning Eighteen, Which Someone Also Pointed Out, Clarifying That He Might Not Have Control Yet Over the Finances

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It Doesn't Make It Better and Emphasizes That They Might Have Seen a Window of Opportunity Before OP Would Receive His Inheritance

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They Named the Action OP's Mom and Stepdad Might Have Taken

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OP Might Have the Upper Hand If He Ever Decides to Kick Them Out

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There's a Better Way to Go About Seeking Legal Help

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A Redditor Shared Their Own Story That Resembles Part of OP's

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Just to Be Clear, They Have Dubbed OP as NTA

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It Was Disconcerting When You Put It Bluntly

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It Wasn't Clear to OP That He Could Actually Do Something Even If He Wasn't 18 Yet

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They Asked Who Explained It to Him, and It Was the One Who Drafted the Will

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They Urged OP to Work with That Lawyer, but in the Meantime, He Shouldn't Let His Mom Know About His Plans in Case They Try to Sabotage Him

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There Was a Lot of Justification for Why the Mom and the Stepfather Were the AHs in This Situation. From Seizing the Opportunity to Use OP’s Inheritance a Few Months Before He Turned Eighteen to Thinking They Are Completely Entitled to What They Bought with It.

Redditors Are Hoping That OP Acts on the Situation Quickly and Secures the Legal Support He Needs. This Way, They Won’t Be Able to Take Advantage of Him Any Longer.