Is An Inherited Summer Home Considered Separate Property?

John J. Gilligan, a family lawyer in Long Beach, answers:

So long as the inherited property remains in your name alone and has not been transmuted to community property, it is still your separate property upon divorce.

John Gilligan is a founding partner at the family law firm offices of Brandmeyer Gilligan Dockstader & Davidson, LLP in Long Beach, CA. John has over 30 years of experience handling family law, probate litigation, and estate planning matters. He can be reached directly at 562-431-2000.