Kate Griffin@Sbectol @suearcher I'm confused by the trust thing too! If her ex-husband had just bought her out of the house they shared, that is straightforward. But the *trust* they presumably set up together is what bought her out. Who contributed that money to the trust in the first place?
Ebly Pamplemousse@griffinkate @Sbectol @suearcher one of her sons is disabled. Reading between the lines, it would appear that a lump sum was given to his parents, to help support him for the rest of his life - that's where the money came from. (This isn't an unusual form of compensation.)
The trust would've been set up to ensure money would be available for him in the future, so presumably gaining interest in a bank account, if not being actively managed.