Probably not, but it depends. If you are considering divorcing your wife, you may wish to consult with an attorney.
As long as you do not comingle your inherited assets with your marital assets, they will remain your separate property. However, if you inherit property rather than cash, and you have to use marital assets to maintain the property or pay taxes on the property, then a portion of its value can become marital property. (not half) If the property is sold and cash is distributed to you, as long as you keep that cash in a separate account, in your name only, it remains your separate property.
I need to ask this question: Why didn't you ask this question BEFORE you married her? What if needs to be asked and answered before jumping out of the frying pan.
Huh? Bali, the properties may not have even existed when he got married.
I never thought of divorce when I married her. That was several years ago. I never knew anything about divorce, but I'm starting to learn that our state is pretty much 50/50 split. I don't mind giving her half of what me and her have accumulated but she doesn't deserve anything from my parents. They have bent over backwards always trying to help us and my wife isn't the greatest person to say the least. My siblings have offered to put everything in their names but I don't want to do that if I can keep from it.
The response to Bali's question is exactly the point Bali was trying to make. One needs to consider these things BEFORE getting married. On that, I totally agree with Bali.
Like I said, as long as you do not comingle the assets with marital assets, and as long as you don't use marital assets to maintain the assets, then you will be fine. You don't need to have your share in your sibling's names. In fact, that often ends up being a bigger risk than the possibility of having to share some of the assets with a spouse in a divorce.
