Woman Says It’s ‘Non-Negotiable’ That Her Daughter Inherits Her $1M House, Boyfriend Gets Upset

Marriage is a legal contract as well as a symbol of love, so it’s important to understand the default terms so you can determine if they’re what you want. Even when there isn’t much money at stake, it is becoming more common to have a prenuptial agreement to ensure that the divorce process goes well and that you are aware of what to expect.

This woman shared her friend’s opinion that it would be a wise course of action, but she ran into a problem in that her fiancé didn’t really support her desire to leave her home to her daughter because he also has children and would prefer that it be divided equally rather than favoring just the woman’s child.

A woman had always assumed that her house would pass to her daughter, but when she met a man who had kids, he believed that his kids should also have a claim to it.

The author of the article was fortunate and wise enough to spend $230,000 on a property in the Bay Area 30 years ago.

The original poster (OP), who is now in her 50s and has been raising her daughter alone, didn’t let that stop her from purchasing a home in Northern California’s Bay Area, which is home to the Golden Gate Bridge, Silicon Valley, the Napa Valley, and other attractions.

The OP and her daughter are one of two homeowners who are lower middle-class; the property originally cost her $230K, but it is now worth about $1 million, and the current owners are all engineers and software developers. This only demonstrates how fortunate and astute the woman was to seize the opportunity when it presented itself.

It went without saying that the daughter would eventually inherit the house because she wouldn’t have been able to obtain such a nice property working as a hairstylist despite the fact that the mom and the daughter are close.

Now that the house is worth $1 million, the mother has often considered leaving it to her lone child, whom she raised herself.

But when the OP and her long-term partner began talking about getting married, the issue of inheritance came up. The mother planned to include that clause in her prenup so that, in the event of anything, the house would belong to her daughter and no one else.

She and her fiance don’t actually make enough money to require a prenup, but she was not going to let anything prevent her daughter from staying in the house. However, the fiancé who has two children of his own believes that this is unfair. For each child to have an equal start in life, he suggests selling the house and dividing the $1 million among the three. Despite being thrilled to have stepchildren, the lady believes that because her daughter grew up there and the OP was responsible for a larger portion of the mortgage, only her daughter should inherit the home. It was before the fiancé and his children were involved.

Now that the house is worth $1 million, the mother has often considered leaving it to her lone child, whom she raised herself.

She talked it over with her fiance because they were getting married and she wanted to make sure their prenup stated that.

Stepchildren aren’t even on the list of those who could inherit a person’s possessions, according to the law. Unless they are adopted, they must be specifically mentioned by the owner of the assets in a will, trust, or beneficiary designate.

Even if you are not required by law to leave an inheritance to your stepchildren or even your biological children, it doesn’t guarantee that they or their stepparent will accept it well.