agreement.
But ownership had already transferred to Lily’s trust.
Mom didn’t own it.
She had permission to live there as long as she followed several conditions.
One was painfully specific:
No beneficiary of the trust could be excluded, harassed, or treated as less than family while on the property.
Mom laughed nervously.
“That is ridiculous. A six-year-old can’t own a house.”
The attorney’s letter answered that too.
The trust owned it for Lily’s benefit.
Dad slowly sat down.
My sister whispered, “Mom, did you know Grandpa changed the estate?”
“No.”
