Hi, I'm new here and to a looming divorce I don't want.
I have a question regarding inheritance and net family property, and I am hoping I can have some educated opinions.
We have been married for 20yrs.
My spouse received an "inheritance in trust" years after we started dating, but around the time we started to live together. Since it was in trust, no actual money was received at that time. 1yr later we were married. A few years after that, once my spouse turned 25, the inheritance was paid out, and most of it was used to purchase our first house. Since that time my salary has contibuted to most of the growth in our net family property.
My question is; Do they have a strong case to claim this money should be deducted from the net family property (as it was awarded pre-marriage), or should it remain within the net family property since the funds were put into the matrimonial home?
Thanks in advance.
I have a question regarding inheritance and net family property, and I am hoping I can have some educated opinions.
We have been married for 20yrs.
My spouse received an "inheritance in trust" years after we started dating, but around the time we started to live together. Since it was in trust, no actual money was received at that time. 1yr later we were married. A few years after that, once my spouse turned 25, the inheritance was paid out, and most of it was used to purchase our first house. Since that time my salary has contibuted to most of the growth in our net family property.
My question is; Do they have a strong case to claim this money should be deducted from the net family property (as it was awarded pre-marriage), or should it remain within the net family property since the funds were put into the matrimonial home?
Thanks in advance.
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