Can mywifetake the house, car and other items bought with an inheritance money from dad?
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Can mywifetake the house, car and other items bought with an inheritance money from dad?
When he got to the point he could no longer work and there was no more money, she left and is suing for the house and has had the $17,000 vehicle locked up (it’s in his name) to keep him from getting it. She is asking the court to have him removed from the house “to clean it” so it can be sold by the court.
Asked on August 29, 2011 Alabama
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MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If your wife's father received inheritance monies from her father or your father, then those are considered separate properties. Once she used that separate property money to buy homes, cars and other personal effects, if she did not commingle these with her husband or give them to her husband, then those are her separate property. What seems that she is doing (sounds like he is still alive) is abuse of her position and she can be sued by the property owner (if he is alive) or the estate (if he is deceased) for the return of those monies. If you have questions about how to go about releasing the vehicle and stopping any removal proceedings, talk to an attorney in your state about the next steps to take.
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