QUESTION
Does my husband have any right to my inheritance?
Asked on Mar 09th, 2015 on Estate Litigation - Georgia
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I am about to receive an inheritance from South Africa, does my husband have any right to these funds? The will was written and notarized in South Africa and specifically excludes him from any right to the funds. I live in GA and want to know if the Wills specifications hold in the US.
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If you want to keep the funds from being accessed by your husband, you will need to keep your inheritance in a separate account with only your name on the account. If you place the proceeds in a joint account, the funds generally become accessible by all owners of the account. Without knowing how the will is written, and how it tries to keep your husband from exercising any rights over the funds, it would seem that once the funds are in your possession, you are free to do with the funds anything you wish.
Answered on Apr 01st, 2015 at 4:53 AM