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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi all<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mom (unmarried) has 2 kids (brother and sister), who don’t get along. Brother lives on a parcel of property with mom. Mom previously deeded the property to both kids, reserving a life estate (the property’s all paid for). Sister wants out, and is threatening a partition (probably after mom dies). Sister has asked for a buyout from brother, to no avail. Mom now may be willing to pay the buyout amount to sister, to preserve whatever minimal family harmony may be left.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If mom does that, sister wants to deed her remainder to mom rather than brother. I think that if she does so, mom’s life estate will merge into sister’s remainder and the outcome will be mom and brother being tenants in common with no life estate. I think it’s better for sister to swallow her pride and deed her interest to brother, so mom’s life estate is unaffected.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>But, what do you all think?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Craig<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message contains information belonging to the Law Office of Craig Sjostrom, which may be privileged, confidential and/or protected from disclosure. The information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you believe that you have received this message in error, please be so kind as to contact the sender and delete the message. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying is strictly prohibited. Thank you. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>> Law Office of Craig Sjostrom, 1204 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon, WA 98273 Phone (360) 848-0339 Fax (360) 336-3488 email <a href="mailto:cdsjostrom@comcast.net"><span style='color:blue'>cdsjostrom@comcast.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>