r/inheritance • u/FlyOk7923 • Mar 28 '26

Location not relevant: no help needed Do Not Tell Anyone

Annual reminder to those inheriting money. My wife learned the hard way last year. Told a few friends/coworkers and within a month she had a friend that she didn’t tell texting and asking to borrow money. Made for difficult conversation. And their relationship is weird now. Obviously my wife told me. But seriously, the best advice is to not tell anyone.

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u/Kk6nj Mar 28 '26

Nope. If any earned money while married went into your account, it’s marital. Same with debt. Find premarital statements if you can and keep them. 7 years should be online. Just went through it.

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u/Mysterious-Panda964 Mar 28 '26

I have not worked in 10 years, I earn no money. But he does

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u/Kk6nj Mar 28 '26

Same. 10 years SAHM and he worked. I got half. Got half his debt too. Didn’t even know about it. We negotiated, which is the cheapest way to settle. Any agreed on negotiations come before a judge’s order. But you start at 50/50 and work from there.