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If the LW's grandmother had simply given the money to the LW because she was her grandson's spouse, there would have been no point in dividing it the way that she did. She did, however, have the opportunity to get to know the LW - an opportunity that wouldn't have existing if the LW hadn't married into the family, naturally.
The money was given, by her, to you. Not to "her grandson and his family," to you. If you choose to give all or part of it to your ex, as Cary says that's your decision. However, this is like Vegas - its easy to give away money that "isn't really yours." If you had won $10k in a lottery, would you feel like giving half of it to your ex to help him out? If so, then by all means do the same with this windfall. If not, then please think long and hard about this.
But its your decision. Just as it was your ex's grandmother's decision to give it to you in the first place.
