When impatient children or grandchildren make a grab for a share of their parents' or grandparents' assets while they are still alive, it is dubbed "early inheritance syndrome" by lawyers. The other term for this common fraud is "financial elder abuse", and it's becoming increasingly common. https://www.moneymag.com.au/feed/latest?story=141392251 en-AU Copyright 2026 Money magazine 5 https://media.moneymag.com.au/prod/media/library/Money_Mag/Logo/Logo_401x133.png