"My uncle paid nothing toward my father's funeral, but now he wants all the condolence money" [What do you think?]

[Financial News] A story has emerged about an uncle who contributed nothing toward the funeral costs but demanded the condolence money from the son who had shouldered everything from caring for his father to paying for the funeral.

A post titled "I paid all the funeral expenses myself, but my uncle wants all the condolence money—is my judgment wrong?" was posted on the workplace community Remember on the 26th.
The author, identified as A, began, "After my parents divorced when I was in middle school, my mother raised my younger sibling and me on her own, and my father provided no support for our living expenses at all."
Although A only saw his father occasionally, usually on holidays, A reportedly took care of him and handled his nursing after his father collapsed from a cerebral hemorrhage in 2008.
A said, "My father's siblings had no contact with one another and were not close at all. When I held my father's funeral this time, I paid the entire 7.5 million won in funeral expenses myself as the chief mourner."

But after the funeral, the uncle reportedly sent his bank account number and demanded all the condolence money received from the clan association, as well as the money given by his own acquaintances.
A said, "His argument was ridiculous: 'The condolence money from my acquaintances is all mine, and I should keep the clan's money too.' I looked into it and found that, under Supreme Court of Korea precedent, condolence money is first used to cover funeral expenses paid by the chief mourner, and only any remaining balance is settled."
A continued, "I was dumbfounded by how shamelessly he acted without contributing a single won. I had initially considered deducting the funeral expenses proportionally as the law provides before giving him the money, but I didn't want to get entangled in this for long. In the end, I transferred only the 350,000 won contributed by six of my uncle's acquaintances and bluntly told him, 'This settles the funeral accounts. Don't contact me again.'"
A added, "I'm exhausted and bitter seeing a relative who ignored me when I was young and didn't care for me when I was ill trying to take money from the funeral without shouldering any of the expenses."
Readers who saw the story responded, "You did the right thing. It's best to cut ties with relatives like that," "Think of it as cleaning up your relationships, and block their calls so you don't get stressed," and "Stop thinking about it now, and I hope you can rest easy and get some proper sleep. You've been through a lot."
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