Senior changes will to leave fortune to pets instead of family
An elderly woman in China has decided to leave her $A4.3 million fortune to her pets instead of her three children, after she claims they never visited or took care of her when she was sick.
The Shanghai woman, known by her last name Liu, drafted the will a few years ago according to the South China Morning Post.
However, as her three children rarely contacted her, and left her on her own while she was sick, Liu decided her cats and dogs were more deserving of her multi-million dollar fortune, and changed her will.
Chen Kai, an official from the China’s Will Registration Centre headquarters, told her that leaving her entire inheritance to animals is illegal in China, but there is a way for her to ensure her pets get taken care of.
“Liu’s current will is one way, and we would have advised her to appoint a person she trusts to supervise the vet clinic to ensure the pets are properly cared for,” he told the South China Morning Post.
Another official added that Liu could always change her mind, if her children changed their attitude.
“We told Auntie Liu that if her children change their attitude towards her, she could always alter her will again,” the official said.
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