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The land is free and clear. She made payments for maybe about 10 years and we paid the rest when she stopped working.

Another question: Once my husband puts me on the deed, is there any way we can protect the property for our children in case MIL outlives my husband and me? Is there some type of trust we can set up so that our children will still inherit at least our portion of the farm in the event that she...

Thanks for the replies, I feel like I have a starting point now. I feel much better about the situation already.

When my husband was a very young man, before we were together, his parents divorced. His mother didn't have enough credit to buy his dad out so she manipulated her son into co-signing. I'm not sure what the deal is called, but it's something like this: They are equal owners, if one passes on...