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No. A spouse has no right to any interest in their husband's or wife's inheritance.
In most States in the event of the death of either husband or wife their estate automatically passes to the surviving spouse. There are other states that allow other immediate family other than the surviving spouse to lay claim on assets if the deceased did not have a legal will. If the husband or wife has a legal will that designates the inheritance or other property or possessions to other family members/people, the surviving spouse may contest the will but that is usually not very successful in most cases.
Regarding marital assets and divorce: most states consider an inheritance separate property and not part of the marital assets as long as the recipient keeps it separate.
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Is my spouse entitled to inheritance I received from my parents in California?
Most assets acquired during a marriage in California are considered shared property between you and your spouse, but inheritance is an exception. If you receive inheritance while you are married, your spouse does not have any right to that money as long as you keep it separate from your spouse and your shared property.
What rights do your deceased husbands children from a previous marriage have if you are the beneficiary of the policy he took out during your marriage?
They have no rights in that particular policy. The proceeds will be paid over to you bypassing probate.
If your spouse inherits money during your marriage in New York state and he files for divorce are you entitled to any of the inherited money?
Wisconsin is a community property state. That means whatever individual property you bring to the marriage, or acquire by an individual gift or inheritance, remains your individual property.
One of my so called half sisters isn't really my half sister as my dad brought her up as his when his wife had an affair is she still entitled to money in a will?
If she is named in the will, she is entitled to share as specified in the document. And there is a legal presumption that any issue during a marriage is issue of the marriage.
If a house was purchased in Florida before the marriage with the title and mortgage in just one name would the spouse be entitled to any of it?
Not at all! Florida regards anything purchased before the marriage as separate during the marriage. Only items in both your names or items purchased during the marriage are eligable for distribution.
What entitlement does an ex get of a house that you own outright and they never contributed to?
A judge will determine the answer, but if it was obtained during marriage they are likely entitled to half.
When woman got married who were the expected to obey?
in the "olden" days women were expected to obey their husbands, this was in their marriage vows, that has since changed during the 1950s.
If you owned your property prior to marriage will your ex be entitled to any part of it after a 6 month marriage?
No, community property refers only to that property that is gained during the marriage. However, if you use community property or income earned during the marriage to continue mortgage payments, to improve, etc, then a portion of it does become community property.
If you have been married for 5 years what are the spouse entitled to when divorcing?
It depends on the laws of your state. Assuming there are no children involved - just the two of you....generally speaking, what you bring into the marriage, you get to take out of the marriage. If you owned property going in, or if you inherited money, or if you had investments...you keep them. But there may be conditions. If you owned the marriage home when you two got together, but your wife's income contributed to the care, maintenance and improvement - she would be entitled to a percentage of any increase in equity during that five years. She could also be entitled to a percentage of the growth in your investments during that period. But, she could also be responsible for debt incurred during the marriage. Find a good attorney.
If you find money your ex spouse hid during your marriage are you entitled to half of it if you live in Texas?
The court would likely award tht to you.
If property is purchased in your husbands name only is it considered community property?
If the property was purchased during the marriage it is community property if you live in a community property state.
In an equitable distribution state is an inheritance received during the marriage considered the sole property of the person that inherited it?
As long as the inheritance is kept separate and apart from the marital assets, an inheritance by one spouse is considered the sole property of the inheriting spouse in an equitable distribution state. If the inheritance is devoted to the so-called "marital pot" by co-mingling it with other assets, it loses its separate identity and becomes just another asset of the marriage subject to equitable distribution.
