At 73, I Married My Dying High School Sweetheart as His Final Wish—After the Funeral, His Lawyer Knocked on My Door and Said, “You Walked Right Into His Trap”

The amendment created a lifetime benefit for me after his death.

I could live in the house if I wished.

Or decline.

The trust would pay taxes, insurance, and ordinary maintenance from Thomas’s assets.

I would also receive income from a separate investment trust for my support.

The remainder, after my death, would go primarily to a cancer-care charity and a scholarship fund for nursing students.

I looked at Thomas.

“Why not just leave everything to me?”