Legal Question in Family Law in Ohio

Division of marital assests for a divorce

My Father gets the intrest money from a trust inharited from his Mother . It was willed to him during the marrage.The trust is not his just the intrest from it. The trust goes to me upon my Fathers death. My mother is a homemaker. They have been married for 30 years. Is my Mother entitled to half of the intrest?


Asked on 7/03/01, 1:14 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Gregg Manes Gregg A. Manes, Esq.

Re: Division of marital assests for a divorce

A gift given specifically to one spouse or the other may be considered a non marital asset and therefore, may not need to be divided in the case of a divorce.

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Answered on 7/14/01, 2:45 pm
Frank Rozanc Frank J. Rozanc, Esq.

Re: Division of marital assests for a divorce

A certain amount of the interest will be counted as a marital asset, and be subject to division, unless the terms of the trust prohibit it.

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Answered on 7/08/01, 9:33 pm


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