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Old 04-12-2021, 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Mmhrdh0529 View Post
Yes, a friend of mine had this happen to her. Her mom passed relatively young 55-60 and the problem was her step dad didn’t have the money or chose not to keep the home repairs up. Since he lived in the house for a long time it was a problem. I don’t know if you can set up a fund to see that the house is properly maintained or a clause in the trust?
To my same point previous thread, new wife gets access to the money to keep up the home any way she wishes. Good for her, sad for the kids. When we asked my dad about the arrangement his reply was "it's just easier"....he did not do well with conflict.