Chapter 11 - The Trust Protects Ethan From Everyone
The independent trustee, Cynthia Wells, met with Sarah and Ethan.
She explained the rules simply.
The lake house could not be sold merely because one family member wanted
cash.
It could not be mortgaged for Mark’s business.
Sarah could not rent it out and pocket the money.
Robert could not change his mind next week and give it to someone else.
Maintenance expenses came from a separate fund.
When Ethan became an adult, the trust would gradually give him more
decision-making authority.
Not all at once.
Ethan asked:
“What if I don’t want it?”
Cynthia smiled.
“Then when you’re old enough, there are legal ways to decide what
happens next.”
That answer relaxed him.
Inheritance had already started feeling like homework.
Sarah appreciated the structure more than the value.
Nobody could tell Ethan he owed them access.
Nobody could guilt him into signing away the property at eighteen.
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The trust slowed everyone down.
Sometimes slowing people down was the entire point.
