What happens to my house when my wife dies

Rene 1956 Member

Member since 02 January 2019

Rene 1956Member24 April 2025 19:36:41

I am married to a Vietnamese woman. We have a house in the Mekong Delta which is in my wife's name. But what happens to the house when she dies?: can I continue to live here? And can I put it in my name? Do I have to sell it? How much time do I have for this? Now that she is still alive, is there anything I should do now to prevent problems after her death? There are no children in my wife's family book. and apart from my wife and I, no other people live with us. My wife does have 2 children from a previous marriage. I hope someone can help me with this

Aidan in HCMC Vietnam Expert

Member since 23 December 2017

Aidan in HCMCVietnam Expert24 April 2025 19:57:59

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I am married to a Vietnamese woman. We have a house in the Mekong Delta which is in my wife's name. But what happens to the house when she dies?: can I continue to live here? And can I put it in my name? Do I have to sell it? How much time do I have for this? Now that she is still alive, is there anything I should do now to prevent problems after her death? There are no children in my wife's family book. and apart from my wife and I, no other people live with us. My wife does have 2 children from a previous marriage. I hope someone can help me with this - @Rene 1956

Hi there. This is a topic which had been discussed on the forum a couple of years ago.

It is a subject of concern for many expats residing in Vietnam. See, here.

OceanBeach92107 VIP Member

Member since 31 January 2018

OceanBeach92107VIP Member24 April 2025 21:06:57

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...My wife does have 2 children from a previous marriage... - @Rene 1956

I hope they are kind to you...

pippo cal貌63 Active member

Member since 14 January 2022

pippo cal貌63Active member30 April 2025 13:26:07

@Rene 1956

Xin ch脿o.

Big problem, we dont have married one wife, we are married with her family.Also if your wife, write a testment for you, minimum 25% is for her family.More, you cant to have rigth of use land, so you cant to continue to live there.Big problem 2 childs!It is better you dont spend anymore in VN, my wife, with notary acts registred and avalable today, with private regular writes.....*** , without childs 30 years later marriage and she was a good wife Sorry for my english, I can to speack french and italian very well....so if you wish, contact me.

yng68bld Active member

Member since 21 September 2023

yng68bldActive member30 April 2025 17:13:42

It's better to use Google translate to express your words.聽 I was trying very hard to understand but just couldn't.

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rogergarinmichaud Active member

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rogergarinmichaudActive member08 May 2025 07:12:47

I am married to a Vietnamese woman. We have a house in the Mekong Delta which is in my wife's name. But what happens to the house when she dies?: can I continue to live here? And can I put it in my name? Do I have to sell it? How much time do I have for this? Now that she is still alive, is there anything I should do now to prevent problems after her death? There are no children in my wife's family book. and apart from my wife and I, no other people live with us. My wife does have 2 children from a previous marriage. I hope someone can help me with this - @Rene 1956

I don't know enough about Vietnamese laws to give any advice but from an outsider perspective I would say "sell the bloody house right now !"

You can always r茅invest the money in a land where no one can kick you out of the house you paid for !