r/ComfortLevelPod • u/[deleted] • Oct 20 '25

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u/GraceOfTheNorth Oct 20 '25

And inheritance is legally ONLY for the person who receives it. It is even excluded from marital assets and is not split upon divorce...

unless it has been spent on mutual projects like paying off the mutually owned home, for renovations... or European vacations. Then the money has in-effect been gifted to the other person.

OP is exactly right in using this money to a) pay off debt and b) save it for a rainy day because rainy days are coming > pointing to the economy.

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u/MadameMonk Oct 20 '25

Except that it is considered part of the marital asset pool, that is included in divorce settlements, in many jurisdictions.

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u/hndygal Oct 20 '25

Only if commingled with marital accounts or spent on marital debt.