Quote Quoting llworking
View Post
I am not sure that I agreed with you Mark. When a life estate is created the property is actually deeded to the remaindermen with the original owner retaining a life estate in the property. Therefore I would see that deeded property as part of the deceased remainderman's assets that would indeed pass to his/her heirs.

In any case, I agree with you that consulting an attorney would be a very good idea.
Yes, the property does belong to the remaindermen, that's my point. A life estate cannot be passed to heirs. When the recipient of a life estate dies there is no more life estate. That's what I'm trying to get across.