A will or testamentary trust designed to ensure assets remain within the testator's biological family line across generations by restricting beneficiaries' ability to transfer inherited property to spouses or step-relatives outside the bloodline.
A will that keeps family money in your direct bloodline—your kids, grandkids, and beyond—rather than letting it pass to in-laws or people who marry into the family. Protects inheritance from divorce and remarriage.
⏱ When you'll encounter this term
- Concerned about divorce affecting inheritance
- Blended family situations
- Wanting to protect family assets long-term
- Significant family wealth or property
- Children marrying into wealthy families
"Dad's bloodline will puts everything in a trust for us kids. If we divorce, the ex-spouse can't touch it, and when we die, it goes to our children, not our spouses."
💡 Did you know?
Bloodline wills became popular after high-profile divorces where inherited family wealth was split with ex-spouses. They're controversial because they prioritize blood relationships over marriage bonds.