Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-216.227.93.53-20140812163706/@comment-13965604-20140814023352

Maybe the house wasn't left to Mr. Martin, it might've been left to Lydia. Anything left to Lydia would be in her parent's or a lawyer's trust until she was 18, 21, or 25. In theory they might be able to sell it if they demonstrated a need for the money to support her.

Or, while he couldn't be forced to give it up in a divorce because it was an inheritance, he could still choose to give her the house in exchange for something else. Assuming they're divorced, which I don't remember actually being stated. Last I knew they weren't close, separated it looked like. But I don't remember them stating they divorced...