No. Inheritances even in community property states are considered solely owned by a spouse. In some states (not all) the court will allow a "trade off" of some marital assets in lieu of the inheritance to make the partitioning of marital property equitable. An inheritance always belongs solely to the beneficiary regardless of the status of a marriage or relationship, (traditional, common law, partnership etc). This is a link to only one state law (Pennsylvania) concerning inheritances and marital property. To supply a link for all 50 states would be redundant because the same premise applies to them all. http://www.familylawlibrary.net/page7.html In most states if a gift or inheritance is deposited in a joint account, then it's considered a gift to the marriage and becomes a marital asset. If the gift or inheritance went into (and stayed in) an account held in one spouse's name, then it's a non-marital asset. Implicit in the following article is that if you wish to keep an inheritance away from your spouse, you must deposit it in an account that is not jointly owned: http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/CollegeandFamily/Loveandmoney/P72670.asp Generally speaking, once you commingle separate property with community or marital property, it's no longer non-marital property.
Not directly. The spouse that receives the inheritance can determine what is done with that inheritance. There is no automatic right for the other spouse to receive any of it.
The basic assumption is that yes, the spouse is jointly responsible. It is assumed that both spouses will benefit from the transactions.
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New Hampshire recognizes common law marriage for purposes of probate only. In other words, they recognize a common law marriage at the time of the spouses death to ensure the surviving spouse can receive the inheritance with no issues.
They can if the spouse has insurance offered at their place of employment.
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It depends. If the deceased had a spouse (or if he was in a polygamous marriage) but if he had no descendants, the spouse (or spouses) will inherit the estate. If there are only descendants but no spouses, then it will be they who inherit the estate. In case there are both spouse(s) and descendants, the spouse will receive R125 000 and the balance will go to the children. Also, if there are neither descendants nor spouses, the parents (or one parent and the other descendants of that parent) will split the estate equally.
No. There is no right to any share. In the United States a spouse has no right to the other's inheritance.No. There is no right to any share. In the United States a spouse has no right to the other's inheritance.No. There is no right to any share. In the United States a spouse has no right to the other's inheritance.No. There is no right to any share. In the United States a spouse has no right to the other's inheritance.
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YES with qualifications. Joint assets will be considered as valid for liquidation to meet debt incurred only by one of the spouses.