Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Virginia
Remainderman age issue
I just asked a question as to weather or not i could sell my house that i inherited.In the will it is referred to as a life time estate and if i was to pass before my grandmother it was to be left to my daughter.The aswer i got was that i could with a signature of the remainderman which in this case is my daughter.She is only 12 and still lives with me so is it still nessessary to get her to sign for me to be able to sale?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Remainderman age issue
Your daughter as a 12 year old minor child, would not be legally competent
to sign for the sale of the property nor would you as the life interest beneficiary be able to sign for her as her parent/guardian. It may be that a
special Guardian ad litem would have to be appointed for your daughter by a court in order for such a sale to occur.
You should arrange for a consultation with an attorney who practices in the area of probate law in the locality where you currently reside for further advice on this matter.
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