Originally Posted by tcpokie100
My husband inheritated a large sum of money ( 100 K ) from his father when he passed away which was 3 1/2 yrs ago. we purchased a home shortly after his dad passing and he put the inhertiance down on the house as a downpayment.
i am not thinking of getting a divorce but i want to know what would happen if we did.. does he get the money right off the top and i get the equity in the house? Or is that considered marital property being we "acquired" it during our marriage. My name as well as his is on the title and deed to the house. Also am i entitled to 1/2 of everything that is acquired during our 10 yr marriage? We have 4 cars and all are in his name, plus we took out a home equity loan and he put the remaining amt in his checking acct ( over 11k ) am i entitled to a portion of that also? we took 20k out to pay off some bills. i just dont want to get the short end of the stick later on. we also have seperate checking and savings accts because he feels i'll spend his money, which i wouldnt , i have a income.