Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in New Jersey

money inherited from parents house?

Both my parents have passed away & the house is now up for sale. I am currently married. Is there a way to just have the money received from the sale put in my name? I want to insure that the money is invested wisely. My husband is already looking to blow through whatever money that is received. Someone told me they were in a similar situation & they had the inheritance written up as a gift so her husband couldn't touch it? Is this possible? Or because I am married is my husband automatically entitled to the money also?


Asked on 7/18/09, 5:05 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jonathan Chester The Law Office of Jonathan S. Chester, Esq., LLC

Re: money inherited from parents house?

Unless your mother or father's Will specifically includes your husband as a beneficiary, the money from your parent's estates is YOURS, not your husbands.

The money from the sale of the house can be invested however you want it to be [i.e. in a seperate account that you own individually, not jointly with your husband].

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Answered on 7/20/09, 9:22 am


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