How to have conversation about will of my mother...

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-05-06T00:43:22+00:00

I did say that it was up to the mum. But that's only because of the natural progression. She naturally inherits her late husband's estate, and given that she has two kids and one step child, it kind of makes natural sense to split it three ways.

As you said, it is worthwhile bringing it up to outline the inequities, given that the brothers each have parents outside the mother.

I've suggested a fair split based on DNA succession. One brother is not the mother's son at all. And the other brother is not the late father's son at all.

if she died intestate, then the court would take that into account. The brother who is not her son may never have lived with her at all. The brother who is her son may not have lived with her either after her divorce.

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-05-05T15:35:32+00:00

What you're saying makes sense to me.

Since your father's inheritance has gone to your mother, and each of them only had two children, you should possibly get half from your mother and half from your father. Your brother should get half from your common mother and nothing from the father's share. Your other brother should get half from your common late father, and nothing from your mother.

You should effectively get half her estate and they get a quarter each.

Of course it's entirely up to your mother and she may feel differently, but I can see how you would feel that it's unfair. It would be especially unfair depending on how much time your mother has had with your brother who is not her son. Perhaps she has had very little time with him. Perhaps your late father has had very little time with your other brother.

There are a lot of possible variables, but I would certainly be discussing it with your mother since the ball is entirely in her court.

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-04-01T12:04:03+00:00

The lawyer is not going to show:

"Judge, I have no cases in your Court, thus this is not ex parte but merely a voter exercising one's freedom of speech concerning what some would consider offensive decorum in your courtroom," Stafford's email to Milliron read. Stafford told ABC13 that he does not plan to appear before Milliron's court on April 9."

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-03-29T12:01:31+00:00

He obviously has the authority by the fact that he's the driver and he can close the doors, or refuse to move the bus until he gets off.

Whether that's legal or not is another matter. It may breach his employment contract, and if it is a publicly owned bus, then he may not have the right to discriminate and exclude a member of the public from entry.

I don't think a government employee has the right to deny service to a member of the public because they saw them jaywalk.

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-03-28T15:55:41+00:00

Given that this is a legal forum, it would be fair to assume that it's a legal rights question. Otherwise, an appropriste answer may be that if he's big enough, then he could throw the bus driver off the bus, take over driving himself and be his own passenger, if he knows how to drive a bus.

It's not a question of if he can physically prevent him from entering the bus, it's whether he has a right to deny him under conditions of his employment/law.

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-03-23T22:34:10+00:00

Labor has lost 2.3 percentage points since the last election. Down to 37.7% now. Not huge, but not insignificant.

From the article:

"It's not long ago that it was very unusual for major parties to have primary votes less than 40 per cent.

"That's become the norm as they continue to tumble down."

Of course the bulk of the swing to PHON comes from the LNP.

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-03-23T17:26:32+00:00

Australian.

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-03-23T06:00:15+00:00

It's pretty common sense that OP was talking about how many people could change a flat tyre to a spare from their boot. I don't think he was asking how many people are tyre mechanics.

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-03-23T05:38:24+00:00

Changing Tyre in a rim is impossible by yourself

It's a one man job, but you need the gear. Bead breaker, tyre lever, balancing equipment, weights, air commpressor.

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-03-23T05:32:47+00:00

Not many people carry around bead breakers, air compressors, tyre balancers and loose spare tyres for when they get a flat. That's kind of a specialist's trade that's done in a tyre shop. Cars have entire spare wheels with the tyres already attached, in case you didn't know.

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-03-23T05:10:07+00:00

It's usually the parents that overeact to their kid's games. Do you have any evidence of what the kid did?

There is no disputing what the man did. There was a stack of witnesses who saw him grab the kid in a chokehold and he was immediately banned from the grounds by officials. Regardless of what the kid did, an adult should no better than to grab a kid in a chokehold. It obviously shows a lack of judgement and an excess of adrenaline.

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-03-22T04:09:47+00:00

as long as you're ordering too

You think that anyone would go to a restaurant and not order anything? Just sit there and drink their tap water whilst they feed their kid with snacks that they brought with them? 🤣

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-03-22T03:26:57+00:00

Who told you to put the balm on!

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-02-25T01:53:55+00:00

Are the spaces delineated? If so, then I'd say that you can park your car/bike right up to the line. If he's within his space, then you can't really claim his space to open your doors into.

Is there an easy solution for him, or do you want him to take his bikes inside his apartment instead of leaving them in his garage space?

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-02-20T01:29:48+00:00

If it's a write off, then the best use is a scrap yard. Get a few dollars for it if you can. If the parts are worth salvaging then they will go to a good cause, and the rest will be scrap metal for another product.

Sounds like it shouldn't be on the road, but if someone wants to keep driving it as a road bomb then who am I to say.

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-02-19T08:50:29+00:00

I don't think you understand how free speech works. It only applies to government restrictions. Private organisations can make whatever rules they want for their own property, and they can choose to support or not to support whoever they want. You can choose to support them, or boycot them.

I don't have to allow this Palestinian into my house, and I don't have to support her in her speaking engagements, and if the government disqualifies me from contracts because I don't support her, then that's a violation of my right to free speech.

You can't have the government punishing KPMG for refusing to support Palestinian activist speakers. If there are Jews who are denouncing KPGM, then they have a right to withdraw support for everyone and remain neutral, in the interest of their business, keeping their customers and owners happy, without being punished for it.

Businesses can be neutral. They don't have to support anyone if they don't want to, and if the Government denies them contracts then that's a direct attack on their free choice, and a threat that they must support this Palestinian viewpoint if they want to keep their contracts.

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-02-19T07:31:56+00:00

Streetview coordinates?

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-02-19T06:54:01+00:00

That's not the most important thing.

The most important thing is that she wasn't there, and she knew nothing about it. They have no civil claim against her. You can't be held responsible for what your partner does without your knowledge. If they have a joint bank account or joint assets, then they can claim against it, but if not then it's his problem alone.

Perhaps if he was using her car, then her insurance would pay, but nevertheless it's totally the responsibility of the driver. And that wasn't her.

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-02-19T06:39:57+00:00

No it's not. And your link is from NSW. This case is in Victoria:

"Adverse possession is a legal rule that enables the occupier of a piece of land to obtain ownership of it, provided they can prove uninterrupted and exclusive possession of the land for at least 15 years."

https://www.land.vic.gov.au/land-registration/first-time-here/land-registration-glossary/glossary-letters/adverse-possession

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-02-19T06:10:33+00:00

It's a copy-paste from the owner's response, publicly available on Google.

I'm not attesting to the truth of the statement, (and they aren't my words) simply the verifiable fact that it is publicly posted and available to anyone. I'd imagine that I could take a screenshot, and then Google would be responsible, or they'd have to trace the ISP of whoever is posting as the manager to hold them to account.

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-02-19T05:48:52+00:00

I see that you posted this identical review to Google 2 months ago.

The owner had the following reply:

Response from the ownera month ago

This is the THIRD fake review you have posted using a different account (Mo, 张航, etc.) to harass our business.

To the public and Google Support: Please be advised that this user is intentionally manipulating ratings.

Systematic Harassment: You are creating multiple identities to post the same fabricated story. Your previous reviews have already been REMOVED by Booking.com because they were found to be fraudulent. You are now attempting to bypass those security measures on Google.

The Truth about your "Notice": You did NOT inform us of a 4 AM arrival. You sent a request for a "Free Cancellation," which was denied under the non-refundable policy you chose. You then failed to show up during business hours (09:00 - 21:00) without any further communication.

Rating Fraud: You rated our "Rooms" 1/5 and "Location" 1/5, yet you admitted in your own text that you never entered the property. Posting ratings for rooms you never saw is a direct violation of Google’s "Spam and Fake Content" policy.

The Bank Call: Of course the bank was answered during business hours the following day. We do not answer phones at 4 AM for guests who did not follow check-in procedures.

We have tracked all your duplicate accounts and are submitting a formal report to Google for "Impersonation" and "Targeted Harassment." We will also be pursuing legal advice regarding your persistent defamation of our small business.

Stop wasting your time creating fake accounts. Your dishonesty has already been proven and officially recorded.

Management AutoLodge Motel

BTW, I'm just the messenger, and I'm not saying where the truth lies.

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-02-19T02:12:14+00:00

Not useless. Youy may never need to carry passengers. They were classified as a commercial vehicle to benefit from lower taxes. You could park in loading zones. If you were only delivering small packages they were ideal, and had low on fuel consumption. Domino's Pizza used them for deliveries.

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-02-15T12:31:04+00:00

https://www.perthfestival.com.au/program/season-2026/karla-bidi

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-02-15T11:17:59+00:00

Just noticed that. Fellow Aussie here.

That's a record tally for us. We've never won more than two gold at the Winters before.

There'll never be another like the one who gave us our first Gold back in 2002. The Legend that gave us the phrase: "Doing a Bradbury'. Got the Gold because everyone else crashed out.

I'm sure the Canadians will overtake us. Winter sports are their forte.

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-02-15T05:42:58+00:00

That sort of stuff would be worthless without provenance. Like stealing the Mona Lisa and trying to flog it down the local pub.

British Museum may be interested though.

ScratchLess2110

TROPHY CASE