Passing It On : The Inheritance and Use of Summer Houses

by Judith Huggins Balfe

A sociological study of the issues involved in sharing the inheritance of summer houses, Passing It On fills a critical niche in the literature on estate planning. It focuses on the family dynamics involved in sharing real property rather than on the legal issues of estate reduction, with extensive quotes from over 100 respondents, all summer-house heirs, about how they have managed to keep the property in the family over generations.

275 pages, Paperback

First published August 15, 1999