
Estate Planning
What Happens If a Spouse Is Not on the Deed?
I don’t understand why my husband, who had nothing to do with buying my home, can have any claim to it when I die. Is there any way my son can get my home, instead of my husband?
I don’t understand why my husband, who had nothing to do with buying my home, can have any claim to it when I die. Is there any way my son can get my home, instead of my husband?
The first thing to realize is that as soon as you marry, your spouse is granted certain inheritance rights under law. However, these rights of inheritance can be waived or modified by using an anti-nuptial agreement, or as its more commonly known, a pre-nuptial agreement.