A father's house went to his wife, then to her kids, cutting out his step-siblings. Attorney Jerry Taylor explains how a trust with a life interest would have kept the property in the original family while still supporting the surviving spouse.
Holy cow, read this question. My dad died and everything went to his wife. Now she left it to her children. My step siblings now own my childhood home. That is pretty messed up, Twin Lannister. There are so many things that could have been done to avoid this, but one of the easiest would have been to put this house in a trust that at his death would have left it to his wife to live in for life, and then at her death would have given it to his kids. I don't know, but I would suspect that's what the man would have wanted. The trust could have also had provisions in it to take care of the stepchildren. But I think we all can agree that the stepchildren owning the childhood home of this fellow here in the question, well, that just ain't right. These are the kinds of things that are easily avoided if you work with a good lawyer who can suggest options to you that are fair and equitable for everyone. Click on my picture and my link to work with me and for my newsletter, and we'll make sure this doesn't happen in your family.
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