Legal Question in Family Law in Maryland
Property that is inherited
Is inherited property/money consider community property if you are married ?
Asked on 10/22/07, 8:21 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Thomas Brown
Law Office of Thomas K. Brown, LLC
Re: Property that is inherited
Maryland is not a community property state. Inherited property is a non-marital asset unless it becomes re-characterized by commingling it with marital assets. The burden would be on the one claiming property, or a portion thereof, as non-marital to trace its origin back to some non-marital property. Depending on the circumstances, this may or may not be possible.
Answered on 10/22/07, 8:30 pm