Portland, OR asked in Estate Planning for Oregon

Q: Can my grandmother give me her house and stipulate my mom is allowed to reside there for the rest of her life?

My grandmother wants to leave me her house, but wants my mother to beable to live there for the rest of her life. I want to know if we can stipulate this in the will?

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Theressa Hollis
Theressa Hollis
Answered
  • Estate Planning Lawyer
  • Portland, OR
  • Licensed in Oregon

A: Yes. This is called a life estate (or another option is for your grandmother to leave the property to a testamentary trust). Your grandmother needs to meet with an experienced estate planning attorney to discuss, analyze the benefits and drawbacks and put her plan in place. Be sure your grandmother knows that she should not sign any Deed or other legal document without proper legal advice.

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