Why Leaving an Equal Inheritance to Your Children Could Backfire

Although equal splits look fair on paper, they can ignore lifetime gifts, different needs, or hard-to-divide assets and leave siblings fighting long after you’re gone.

# Why Leaving an Equal Inheritance to Your Children Could Backfire Although equal splits look fair on paper, they can ignore lifetime gifts, different needs, or hard-to-divide assets and leave siblings fighting long after you’re gone. **Read the full article:** [Kiplinger](https://www.kiplinger.com/retirement/inheritance/why-leaving-an-equal-inheritance-to-your-children-could-backfire) *This article was originally published by Kiplinger. MoneyWiseInc provides expert curation of the best financial content from trusted sources.*