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Re: Manhattan Club Lawsuit (by Dks):

thomasm832 wrote:

Does anyone have any knowledge (not guessing) about whether the TMC "ownership" will automatically pass to next of kin (which I DON'T want), or can my mom specifically request that it NOT be transferred. (Of course I hope it is many years before this is an issue, but good to know ahead of time.)

Thomas, I lost my Mom 6 years ago. I had three lawyers. One in MA where I live, one in VA where she lived and had to hire one in NY because of the time share. I researched and got lots of information and advice otherwise. Whether the legal advice was true or not or bad, whatever, I had to inherit her timeshare...I was told I could not accept her whole estate (to not get the timeshare) or I had to accept it all, which I did. My advice is do your research now and try to find good lawyers to talk to in your/your Mom's state and in NYC. I have talked to other time share owners, one couple from South Carolina who enjoy TMC but somehow managed to write it into their wills/estate planning that their timeshare ends with their deaths. Others on the forum have said you don't have to accept it and they explain why but I don't remember. Your best hope, to not inherit, is to establish the legal truth and have your Mother arrange her will/estate to reflect that she doesn't want to pass it to her heirs. You are lucky you have her still and that you can perhaps do something about it. Especially because of the recent investigation. My Mother was just realizing she got herself into a bad deal when she died before the investigation. Best of luck to you.