Question: My mother left her home in a life estate for a family friend who hasn’t paid the taxes for the last three years. As a result, the property is scheduled to go foreclosure at the [...]

Question: I have some questions about a real life example we are facing. – John and Joan were married in 1999 and entered into a joint Life Estate agreement with regard to a condominium [...]

Question: In your article “What Happens to Capital Gain when Joint Owner of Life Estate Dies?” what table issued by the IRS was used to determine that 8% of the proceeds should go to [...]

Question: My husband’s parents have a life estate….father passed away, mother recently moved to a nursing home. Siblings want to sell house. Is this possible without the life use [...]

Question: My dad who is 81 years old has been ill for the entire summer, I want to try to get him in a position to qualify for MassHealth in the future. He owns a condo that is in a life estate [...]

Question: My mother-in-law lives on her own but requires my wife to visit regularly to help her with paying bills, groceries, medication, etc. She is on Medicare with Medicaid picking up some [...]

Question: I live in Tennessee where my mother-in-law recently passed away. She had six children. In her will, she left one son her home in a life estate. She did not file a deed. Under the terms [...]

Question: My mom has a life estate. She may have to go into a nursing home. I need to sell her home. I have P.O.A.  My brother and I are also on the deed and my brother has passed away.The bank [...]

Question: I just want to confirm my understanding: I had a life estate on my mother’s home (in Alabama) since she purchased the property in 2017. She has now passed, and the value of the [...]

Question: I am a remainderman with five others of property held in a life estate. The life estate holder is asking for reimbursement from the remaindermen for expenses paid for the house. I [...]