I am glad you have come to a decision. I hope that you have a feeling of peace that will rest with you.
In America, we have a very stringent law that protects the property owner called Life Estate.
The day you made your post, a situation came up in my office where a woman came for help with the will of property of her parents home. The second wife of her father had a Life Estate which meant she could live there till she died. Evidently, the step mother passed away earlier this year, without her family notifying the real property owner, as the property was to revert to her upon the step mother's death. The family of the step mother are still living in the house. They will probably have to be legally evicted.
I was glad to learn that the womans' father was very clear in the will, about how the property was to be handled. I feel strongly that her father did right by her and told her so.
