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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This a very tough situation.

Frankly I'd focus on helping her daughter. I know this is easier said that done, but I'd help her apply to boarding schools that fully meet tuition need. (Exeter is one, but I know, that's like saying "apply to harvard, it's a good school." The Posse Foundation is focused on finding poor students full scholarships to college, but they might have suggestions for how poor kids can access free private high school education).

When your MIL dies, I would sell the house, buy your sister a trailer or similar extremely-low cost stand-alone home, and put the remaining money in a trust for her daughter. Mother can receive interest from the trust but not be able to access the principal. [/quote]

Oh I never thought of boarding schools. I am not sure she would be willing to do that. I will bring it up though. I think it would be a very rough transition for her. There are no private High schools or middle schools in her town. The public HS is horrible (folks comment about bad test scores here when they hit 89%, but there we are talking 15%). We offered to pay for her to attend school in the next biggest town, but neither SIL or MIL can drive her one hour each way twice a day. I would LOVE if she would just move her (niece only) but SIL won't let her (and I doubt dad would want that either). I can look into board schools in TX though. [/quote]

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