In Texas if you inherit real estate is your spouse legally entitled to half?
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In Texas if you inherit real estate is your spouse legally entitled to half?
Asked on May 27, 2009 under Estate Planning, Texas
Answers:
B. B., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 15 years ago | Contributor
Not ordinarily. I'm not a Texas attorney, and I don't know your full situation well enough, but in Texas, and most states, inherited real estate is not subject to direct marital claims, if it is not put in both spouses' names.
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