It's all good, but I maybe we would have gone a different route if we hadn't had the inheritance issue. I also have not other next of kin in this country for situations like being hospitalized, so it was good on that front to.


My husband and I own our house 50%/50%. Being married we could decide to do it that way, but if we weren't, it would have to be in one or the other's name. If he dies before his mother, there is insurance that pays off the home loan. However, then the house is sold at an auction and I have to split the proceeds with his mother. It's horrible. If we weren't married, he would have only been allowed to make a will to give me 25%, which would have been worse.

The laws really need to change. If we had children, it would be split between me and the kids, but without children, parents get their part.


His half sister is very greedy and you can be sure that if he predeceases his mother, she will be harassing me and trying to help get his mother get her hooks into everything she can.

Scarily, he actually had a choking incident that was really bad a few months ago. I somehow managed to help him and he was okay. I couldn't imagine losing him like that and then having to deal with his greedy family bothering me while I am grieving. Fortunately, his half siblings won't have any inheritance rights.