Family Law Attorney in the St. Louis, Missouri and Belleville, Illinois
You Can Protect Your Inheritance in Your Divorce Settlement
In Missouri and Illinois, your inheritance is characterized as separate property and not subject to equitable distribution in the event of divorce. If, however, you commingled your inherited assets with your marital property, the total amount may be subject to equitable distribution as marital property. In other words, keeping your inheritance separate from marital property throughout the duration of your marriage is the only way to ensure it will remain part of your property settlement.
If you are an individual with high net worth who is considering divorce, your lawyer's experience will play a critical role in protecting your separate property rights and financial interests. Stange Law Firm, LLC can help you in these matters.
If you are considering divorce, one of your most important concerns should be on choosing a lawyer who will represent your interests. As you are probably already discovering, ending a marriage isn't simple or straightforward. Getting through the process with your financial interests and parenting rights protected takes hard work.
What if your spouse's inheritance became part of your marital property? Family law judges in Miissouri and Illinois are careful to keep inheritance money separate from marital assets. If you are a non-titled spouse, however, you may be able to show that you and your spouse commingled separate assets with marital assets, resulting in appreciated value of the inherited amount. Transmutation of assets gives you the right to seek distribution of the amount characterized as marital property, as well as the current and future appreciation value.
Contact a St. Louis Inheritance Protection Divorce Attorney
Contact us online or by phone to schedule a free and confidential hour consultation at any of our convenient locations throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area, in St. Louis County, St. Charles County, Jefferson County and St. Louis City, Missouri and Belleville, Illinois.
Saint Louis County Office: 314-963-4700 Click to learn more about this location.
Jefferson County (Arnold) Office: 636-296-3060 Click to learn more about this location.
St. Charles Office: 636-940-5900 Click to learn more about this location.
Belleville Office: 618-310-3711 Click to learn more about this location.
Saint Louis City Office: 314-499-8340 Click to learn more about this location.
