will concerns

[nobody56]

My jurisdiction is: florida

Hello

About 15 years ago my wife had been taking care of her grandmother for years

even before we met and got married. My wife took care of her to the day of

her death. Prior to my wife's grandmothers death her grandmother had decided

to give this house we currently live in to my wife for being there for her.

At this time and even before my wife and I met I was in financial trouble. I

was afraid that if this house was willed to me or my wife that the courts

might force the sale of this house to cover the cost of my financial issues.

So I told her grandmother I don't want the house. My wife's grandmother went to

a lawyer and willed this house to our only child, our son, putting it in his

name as another way to give this house to my wife.
Our son, now 18, might have gotten his girlfriend (19) pregnant. However his

girlfriend has been having sex with a grown man (48) at the same time of

conception. We are unsure who the father is. My son still in high school and

has a year to go. He has no job nor has ever had one and does not have a dime

to his name. Recent events has me wondering if he is now out sowing his wild

oats and is having sexual relations with other young women.
My concern is what to do about this house being that it is legally in my sons

name. I'm afraid that we could loose it as a result of my sons sexual

behavior.
Only verbally do we have proof that my wife's grandmother wanted my wife to

have this house. Another problem is that due to our families friction with

our disapproval of our sons sexual behavior that we may have difficulty

getting him to quick claim deed this house to my wife.

Thanks

 

[dee_dub]

Is the house in his name? If he just turned 18, when did this happen?

If he's out sowing his wild oats, he might be subject to a child support order at some point in the future. You could make sure that won't cause you to lose the house by getting him to transfer it to you before that happens. (It's called a "quit claim" deed, by the way.) If he doesn't agree, you can try suing him for it and try to convince a judge that he holds it in trust for you - that it's really yours. I suspect you might have a hard time of that - why should anyone doubt the explicit words of the will?