The "mistake," if there was one, was in the way the parents set up the trust for the grandchild initially. It could have been set up so that any grandchildred would share equally in the trust. But, instead, it was provisioned only for this one grandchild.
And, there is no requirement to share an inheritance. And as you saw from my answer, I don't think she should.
What if the author eventually has children? By the sister's reasoning, she should then hand over $150k or more from her inheritance to establish an equal trust for each child. And that wouldn't even account for inflation so it's not quite equal. The initial trust for the sister's child was generous, and a 50/50 split of everything would …
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