My brother has been setarated from his wife for 10years ,they divorced in jan this year but he got a small inheritance in oct 2012 is his xwife entitled to any of it, please help

Any question on law needs to include your general locale as laws vary by area.

Also, was the separation legal, done through a court?

The likelihood is no, but without knowing more its impossible to be sure.

I agree, was it a legal formal separation filed in the court, prior to divorce, or was it merely not living together.

Also was was separation formalized in divorce papers as to a certain date.

So they answer is maybe, it depends on where this was, different laws for different areas, and how they separated

Did the wife know about the inheritance at the time of the divorce?

Because, asssuming she would have had some claim to a share of it, she can only move to modify the divorce now if she can prove that he hid it from her then.

Question: If a person gets a Inheritance from his or her family are you saying that the spouse has a legal right to a part of it??

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Originally Posted by catonsville

Question: If a person gets a Inheritance from his or her family are you saying that the spouse has a legal right to a part of it???

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In some states, particularly Community Property states, they might.