Did your son ask you for advice on what to do? If he did, tell him to follow his heart. Follow what his heart says to do, and never mind fair. His father left it to him. Was it before his sister was born? Did he leave anything at all for your daughter? Just my 2 cents worth, but if I were in this situation, I'd tell him to put it in a short term CD immediately upon receipt and then pray about it. That way he couldn't make any rash decisions about what to do; with prayer from you and by him, the right thing to do will become clear. Americans are so *into* being fair. Sometimes *fair* is in the eye of the beholder. I've been *fair* to my own detriment. It makes you resentful; resentment is worse and harder to get rid of. Far better to be labeled *unfair* than to carry resentment in your heart. (Just my humble O-pin-yon.