In the state of california do you keep your inheritance in a divorce?

Question

Do you keep it after you get married or only before?

Answer 1

If it was bequethed to only one spouse, then it is that spouses separate property but if it bequethed to both then its community property.

If bequethed to one spouse, the inheritance remains separate property even if used to buy a community asset such as house, car.

The above applies if you inherit before or during marriage.

Answer 2

I am not an attorney but in my paralegal experience, I have read that generally, even in a community property state an inheritance is SEPARATE property unless you do something to bring it into the community (i.e. pay off joint debts, possibly buying a home on joint credit using inheritance as a down payment) etc.

Answer 3

under California regulation, each and each companion owns a one-0.5 pastime in any belongings obtained from the date of their marriage to the date of their separation. This holds authentic except the valuables is “Separate belongings”. Separate belongings is any belongings that has been obtained through the two companion previous to marriage, after separation, or for the period of marriage through present or inheritance. as an occasion, in case you get carry of an inheritance in the process the marriage the inheritance is seen separate belongings.

Answer 4

Normally an inheritance only becomes joint property if you make it that. If it's put in an account with your name only then it stays yours. If you put it into a joint account (even for 1 minute) it's both of yours.