That's what I was thinking, their love falls apart because she can't have the house she wants? Twu wuv.

But then wanting some level of ownership is necessary to provide a sense of stability. I know many instances where someone has been 'kicked to the curb' with nowhere left to go and couldn't argue it because their names weren't on any documents. Or even abused persons knowing they can't leave their abuser because they have nothing to their name and nowhere to go if they do manage to get away. For me at least, I want partial ownership so no-one can ever argue my right to be where I am if something were to happen to my spouse.

Ohhhh, you have no idea the level of greediness and entitlement of some people. I've seen these kinds of things with my own eyes, and family.

Yeah. A lot of men seem very clueless and there's entirely too many stories of children getting jipped out of inheritance because of evil stepmother like wtf

If I was going to guess, the late wife’s money was family money and was in a trust. That trust is probably for the benefit of the daughter now and any money is being spent is for her benefit only by the trustees (probably the late wife’s family) and the assets remain the property of the trust and therefore the daughter. Things like a house won’t be needed by the daughter once she goes to college so the trust would then sell it or rent it out.

So I'm divorced, I have a child, I'm in the process of buying a house. Once I own it I will set up a trust that has directions on how to manage it if I die. I also have life insurance. Anyone with a dependent should carry enough insurance to care for their child at least through college. If I die my daughter would inherit, I wouldn't want my ex in charge (in this ladies case she might have left it open which means the dad is likely guardian over what happens with kids money). For me I'll have a third party. They can make house payments/repairs from the funds left from my accounts and life insurance as well as disperse funds to my ex for my daughter's upkeep. Then when she is 18 I'd still keep it in trust only she can apply to the trust for funds (example draw money for college). This way 1) she doesn't waste it all at 18, 2) my ex doesn't waste it, 3) if I die I'll know she at least has something for her future. Does that bring clarification to a situation like this?

In this situation the Father is maintaining the home. This is called a Steward. The house is already in the daughters name, and the car. He either pays the bills himself or the mother had set extra back for this is as well. The car was mentioned as a 2020 which if the mother passed 5 years prior then that means the father purchased it for his own use but intended it for HIS daughter for college. It means before the mother passed they (both parents) set everything up so that their daughter would be taken care of in the instance that her mother passed. This is how my husband and I have things set up for our son. We pay the bills, taxes, all of it. But we already have our home in his name with ours as "or". (So&so OR so&so) not AND. It's all in the wording. It's best to have lawyers set everything up, so no one else can step in and attempt to take your children's things that you've worked hard to provide them. We've made sure our son gets our generational (my family) home.

If not a trust, her dad! He is living there otherwise rent free and is still responsible for supporting his minor child. If he handed her the equivalent of child support every month, she could pay them herself. If he refused and she had to sell, she'd still have the money, and he'd still have to house her, likely at much greater expense.

Dad’s probably paying the taxes, after all he does live there in his daughter’s house.

The father would obviously have to pay the taxes. He needs to pay his way . Like paying rent to live there. She probably had some mo ey also to help her

The dad must likely. And even if it's not paid by trust doesn't mean dad would go back on agreement he probably had with his wife. Even if he maintains the bills it still doesnt give fiance anny say on what happens in that house! She thought she was coming in to take over! She had a rude awakening. She realized oh I would still have to work.

Also I forgot to mention the father also said he had no reason to move as of yet until his daughter returned from college. By that time he will have saved enough for another home. If she's 15 and going to attend college, that's 3 years to 18 and at minimum 4 more for college. So dad still has 7 or 8 years to save for his new home. So he has saved enough (in 5 years) for 60% of a new home now, he will have plenty enough for his new home before he needs to move from his daughters.

Either a trust or daddy's paying it in lieu of rent.

I agree, there is more to this story than what she's being told. Just like 2020 car that also belongs to his daughter. Obviously his late wife was gone before he bought this car, so why does his daughter own it? Sounds to me like he's trying to protect all his assets from his future wife by putting them all in his daughter's name. Sort of a prenuptial without actually agreeing to the terms.

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Dad needs to open a can of ManUp and be the parent.

just because nothing interesting ever happens to you, doesn't mean this is fake.

It’s happened before. I’ve seen it. Could be real, I’m afraid.

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Same. If a 15 yo had the title to a brand new car, you can guarantee their dads girlfriend wouldn't be the one driving it. Especially since the dad supposedly towed the line to her entitlement to all the property. She would likely already have a license (depending on the local laws) and would already be driving it. Why would she wait until she was going away to college. Alsi, how coukd a brand new car be bequeathed if her mom died 5 YEARS AGO? Noway did the dad get it woth her trust fund, no trust would approve it unless it was specifically for the daughter, which it wasn't. Honestly, nothing about this makes sense.

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It does happen but I don't think it goes this far. Dad still needed to remind the kid who actually pays for the house and utilities.

Possibly purchased in her name from the daughter's inherited money on the agreement he could use it until she was old enough to drive.

Dad bought it as his second car with the intention of giving it to his daughter when she was ready for it.

The dad said it was his, she could've liked it and he promised it to her for graduation. The mom could've pre-ordered it as well, and left it for the husband till their daughter came of age. There are tons of possibilities.

I found that strange too. It sounds like he doesn't even drive it. You also can't title a car to a minor either.