Sister wants equal share of family assets after I cared for our parents for 15 years

I have been caring for my elderly mother and father for 15 years. I feel trapped because I have been doing this work alone.

My father passed away, and I took care of his funeral. My mother is weak and has some mental health issues.

My parents own a house and a small piece of land where my mother lives. We think about moving her to our home to care for her better.

My sister wants to divide our parents' house and land equally. I think this is fair, but I did all the work to care for our mother. My sister never helped me when I asked.

I told my sister I would let her have more of the inheritance if she cared for our mother, but she said no. She wants half and does not want to care for our mother.

Dividing family assets and caring for parents can cause problems between siblings.

My parents loved my sister and gave her money even though they did not have much. They thought she had a harder life.

My mother still loves my sister and wants her to have the house and land.

My mother wants to give all our family assets to my sister and live with her. But my sister does not want to take care of our mother.

My sister has her own problems, and her family depends on her husband's income. My husband says we can split the inheritance if my sister cares for our mother.

I wonder if I am being unfair. But I think my sister should help care for our parents, not just leave it to me.

I want my sister to share the responsibility, not just take more inheritance. We should divide both the work and the assets fairly.

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