This is a website for the disinherited. I'm one of two adult children my dad forgot/overlooked/trusted his girlfriend to take care of (we struggle to figure out which) when making his Will, and we're left in shock, confusion and a lot of emotional hurt.

In trying to make sense of what happened, I took to the internet and social media and a few things struck me. Lots of people seem to have gone through this horrible experience of being 'accidentally' disinherited - all unique stories but with a common thread. There's a lot of advice on how to disinherit your loved ones but almost nothing on how to make sure your wishes are carried out if you (like most people) DON'T intend that. There's a lot of helpful stuff about how, if you've been disinherited, it's probably your fault and you should just get over it. Yes, even from so-called psychologists.

If you're reading this, you may know first hand how devastating it can be and it's really not just about the money... it makes you question everything you thought was good about your relationship with your mother or father, it hits at your sense of self-worth, it causes anguish with beneficiaries who you thought you knew and trusted. And in so many cases you're left with an injustice that can't be righted because the law sees the deceased person's expressed 'wishes' as sacrosanct, no matter what the evidence to the contrary.

You can read my story here. I encourage you to tell yours. I want this website to be a resource for some catharsis, a haven safe from those crass self-satisfied judgments and an ideas forum for trying to change something. If you know your loved ones wishes weren't carried out, isn't that an injustice that's crying out for something to change?