Legal Question in Family Law in Virginia
does a spouse have rights to inherited money in the event of divorce with no prenup, in the st of VA
Asked on 6/20/12, 11:56 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Paul B. Ward
Law Offices of Paul B. Ward
The spouse who inherited the money does not have to share it in a divorce so long as it has remained separate from marital funds or can easily be traced.
If your question was whether a spouse can inherit from a divorced spouse, the answer is no; the divorce automatically revokes any provisions made in a will for a divorced spouse unless the will provision was made after the divorce was final.
Answered on 6/21/12, 8:16 am