thanks - another senerio: if I inherit $100,000 and pay off the mortgage that's in my name (but jointly paid), and get divorced, then the house is community property and is 1/2 his? Or could the courts remove and separate the inheritance portion out of the property in the event of divorce or...
my mother's will states that my brother gets 1/2, I get 1/4, and my daughter gets 1/4 of her estate, written to protect my daughter. For practical purposes, let's say my 1/4 is $100,000.
case 1: If my mother should die, and later, we divorce, does my 1/4
($100,000) get split 50/50 between...