Inheritances and / or gifts

[leotirani]

Hello,

I would like to know from those who have gone through separation / divorce and who received inheritances and or gifts during their marriage, how were these split at divorce in terms of financial agreements?
many thanks

I'm going through this currently, and it is a marital asset - so ex-spouse is technically entitled to half of it

I believe it depends on how long ago the gift/inheritance was, and particularly whether you/he put the inheritance into joint funds or kept it separate. You need more in depth information and you would have to give much more information to get a useful answer

It also depends whether the spouse can establish a 'need' to claim on it. If its not a 'needs case' (there are enough other assets to meet needs) then the chances of the gift staying with the person who received it is higher. Also depends how recent.