He has painted a few pictures that I would love to have one day. I don’t really know how the other family members feel about these paintings but I do know that after death, gifts to one sibling, often leave other family members feeling hurt or left out. Here are a few tips on how to divide your Parents’ things when they pass on.

•Drawing straws, with the short straw picking first and the others going next in order of straw size. (Dice or playing cards can also be used to select who goes first, who goes next and so on.)
•Using birth order, with the oldest choosing first and the youngest choosing last in the first round. Then the youngest goes first, followed by the next oldest and so on.
•Conducting auctions where everyone gets an equal amount of play money and can bid on the items he or she wants most.
•Selling everything, then dividing the proceeds.
•Conducting auctions with family members using their own money to buy what they want, then everyone splits the proceeds equally.
Before you choose a method, though, think hard about how well it’s likely to work with your family. Experts believe each method can cause problems and lingering resentments, but they prefer the last option when parents haven’t been clear about their wishes, because it’s the method least likely to cause later recriminations