Will post in legal also but thought I might get some good advice here
Dp and I are in the middle of buying a house, 50/50. He has one dc, I have two. We would want the house split so his dc has his 50%, my dcs split my half 25% each. However, what sort of clause do we need to ensure one of us isn't forced to sell up so dcs can inherite? I would not put it past dss mum to force me to sell my home so that dss could have his half if something were to happen to dp! So we need some security that if one partner dies,the other can keep the house until either they die and all dcs inherit, or they choose to sell and so the step child/ren inherit their portion. Does this sound right? How have other families worked it?
And incidentally, is it better to own as joint tenants or as tenants in common to help accommodate this?!
Thanks for advice!