The funds are solely to be used for ongoing care of our elderly parents, and I wouldn't want my wife to be able to claim any part of those assets in a divorce settlement.
Once you are divorced, its as if your spoue pre-deceased you. However, if those funds are in your name currently, then those funds are counted as your assets and may be included in the calculation of equitable distribution unless you can prove that those assets were not yours, and that they are being held by you.
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