Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

divorce: trust and or annuity, ownership?

I am may be getting divorced, I have 100,000$ that I will be receiveing on 2-5-01. This money is from a settlement from my mothers death that occured in 1981. I beleive it has been set up in a trust fund. My question is this- will my husband be entitled to any of the money? and what part will it play in the divorce? Thank you for your help.


Asked on 9/05/00, 12:09 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Robert McCall Law Office of Robert McCall

Re: divorce: trust and or annuity, ownership?

As a general rule, property you obtain by will is the individuals sole property, not a martial asset. It becomes a martial asset if the property is co-mingled with other martial assets. Good Luck.

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Answered on 10/05/00, 10:44 am


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