IHT legal loophole

margaretclare

trisha wrote:

I should point out that the wife is terrified of losing her house if anything happens to her husband, it's not just a case of avoiding things

But it's never been her house, has it? It has been in husband's sole name all this time. She only has rights to it - as has been pointed out by Bossyboots - in respect of her rights under the matrimonial rules.

It's worth pointing out that - although a lot of people are very worried about this, it's still only a minority of people who end their lives in full-time residential care. Why worry about something that may never happen?

Margaret