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”
Live in the house.
Request distributions under the trust terms.
But I could not be pressured into signing the entire inheritance over to someone because the inherited property would not simply land in my checking account.
That was legal.
That was understandable.
And, importantly:
I knew about it before Thomas died.
No secret paperwork.
