Divorcing my husband at the moment, after an acrimonious break up 5 years ago. I've also inherited a substantial sum from the death of my father 3 years ago. I haven't recieved the sum from my father's estate yet, as the executor is a family member and has held off tranferring it because of divorce. My solicitor today said they think it is likely that the inheritance would be included in the pool of assets considered during the divorce. How can this be? My father would have absolutely not wanted the money to go to my ex husband.