<div dir="ltr">Put it in trust and define a term of residence and who is responsible for all costs/expenses/remodel/improvement/maintenance. Have some provisions where if the house is decreasing in value due to neglect, there is a way out... also, what is she remarries???</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 12:49 PM, Ramon Ortiz <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rortiz@ortizgosalialaw.com" target="_blank">rortiz@ortizgosalialaw.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">Dear Colleagues, I have a question regarding allowing a surviving spouse to remain in the marital home for as long as he/she desires. For example, H has two children from previous marriage to whom he desires that they share 48% of the estate; he wants W to take the remaining 52%. The marital home (which is the largest part of the estate) will most likely be sold at H’s death. However, H would like for W to remain in the house as long as she wants and so that she has enough time to decide in relocation (basically, so there’s not a forced sale right away, but so that there’s time for her). <div><br></div><div>Would a clause in the will stating that W is allowed to remain in the marital home for as long as she wants create any problems? I’m thinking that it should be outlined that W would still have to cover the utilities and costs (including taxes), etc.</div><div><br></div><div>Any thoughts would be deeply appreciated. <br><div>
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