[MattKellett]

Were the medals in your aunt's possession?

Surely, as she is not your father's immediate family, how does she decide your father's estate?, unless she is the executor of your father's will.

Maybe you are friendly with your cousin and it's not an issue, but it does seems strange that she is giving something away, that legally I don't think she has a right to do.

At the end of the day, even though it has sentimental value to you, it is just something that is part of this estate and therefor should go to his heir/s or whoever is written down in the will