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Pennsylvania Law - Inheritances
An
inheritance
is separate property in Pennsylvania.
Smith (1995) 653 A.2d 1259, 439 Pa.Super. 283 (The wife had received gifts and an inheritance from her parents during
the 30 year marriage. The
court found that the body of the inheritance, which amounted to over $700,000, was separate property. The money
was deposited in a bank account. The interest on that account was held to be marital property. Moreover, the
court used the existence of that property to justify awarding the husband 61% of the marital estate, not 50%. The
marital estate was worth approximately $1.4 million.)
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