Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Indiana
Can a will include restrictions, such as a certain piece of property must go to a specific person after the first person to inherit it dies? Isn't it their property to dispose of as they see fit?
Asked on 2/15/17, 1:36 pm
2 Answers from Attorneys
Jay Rigdon
Rockhill Pinnick LLP
A will can include restrictions like the one you mentioned. For example, someone could leave a life estate in a house to Mary, meanng Mary gets it for her life, and then it goes to Joseph when Mary dies.
Answered on 2/16/17, 10:39 am
Kenneth Wilk
Rubino Ruman Crosmer & Polen
Generally, you can't pass on property with strings attached. But you can give someone a life estate (it's their property during their lifetime, but they can't give or sell it away) and then it passes to a second party when the first one dies.
Answered on 2/16/17, 1:52 pm
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