"My dad died last year after a long and horrible illness. My mom now has a new boyfriend who lives in a foreign country-they met online when she was on a trip to his country, and she has visited a few more times since then. Yes, it's been fast, but I'm happy for her. I haven't met him in person, but we've met on video chat. He's her age, and I don't think anything untoward is happening."
"But I'm nervous about what happens if she marries her boyfriend. She insists she doesn't want to, but she has mentioned that he probably won't be able to get a visa to come to the U.S. "even for a visit" unless they were married, so I know she's thought about it. Also, she is pretty smitten with him. I could see them marrying on a spur of the moment thing, maybe."
"I live in my mom's house with her, and she is leaving me the house when she dies. This is in the joint will that she and my dad had for years and years, and I also know it's what she wants. I cannot afford to live anywhere else, and this is the only safety net I have in my life."
A person lives with their mother in a house the mother plans to leave to them in a longstanding joint will. The person's father died last year after a long illness. The mother has a new foreign boyfriend she met online and has visited several times. The person is happy for their mother but worried that marriage could enable the boyfriend or his children to claim a legal share of the mother's estate. The person cannot afford to live elsewhere and relies on the house as their only safety net. The person has asked the mother not to marry without being present to protect the inheritance.
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