‘Broke’ Heiress To $12M Fortune Blocked From Wealth Until She Gets A Job

KEY POINTS

An Australian woman, 26, cannot access her $12 million inheritance
Among the inheritance's conditions were for her to get a job
The woman has sued the trustees and contested her father's will in court

A 26-year-old woman in Australia allegedly cannot claim her inheritance until she gets a job or partakes in voluntary work.

Clare Brown's father, Chris, left an inheritance worth at least $12 million after he died in January, Australian television program "A Current Affair" reported.

Chris' fortune, which he earned on the stock market, allowed him to send her daughter to one of Sydney's most prestigious private schools when she was young, according to the Nine Network show.

However, Brown could not access the trust fund her father left behind.

"One clause was to get a job. The second clause was to contribute something to society. Tick those two boxes and access all the money you like," Jimmy, Brown's cousin, explained.

Instead of agreeing to her dad's wishes, Brown, who has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and has been diagnosed with high-functioning autism, sued her inheritance's trustees, so she did not have to get a job, Jimmy claimed. She is also currently contesting her dad's will in court.

"I can't learn how to drive because I have ADHD. I have the attention span of a nut. I just want what is rightfully mine, and I want these people to get out of their heads that I'm ever gonna get a job," Brown said.

Brown previously worked part-time for Autism Australia, where her stint as a barista barely lasted an hour.

Still unemployed, Brown now stays in the suburb of Mount Druitt with her wife, Lauren, and their one-year-old daughter.

She lives hand-to-mouth on government aid after relying on a weekly allowance from her dad of around $500 through the years.

Recent government funding cuts have dashed Brown's chances of getting job-ready, her National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) carer said. Brown may get a job one day if her NDIS funding increases.

"I am suffering... I have called myself a broke millionaire because I am broke constantly and can't do anything about it," she said.

But Jimmy claimed his cousin "doesn't know the first thing about a hard day's work."

"We'd like her to get a job and contribute to society... She doesn't need a break, she needs a wakeup call," he added.