Last Updated: Oct 13, 2026
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There’s a few ways that parents typically leave their children their inheritances. I would say most typically parents tend to leave their adult children their inheritance outright. If you decide to go down that path, I would suggest encouraging your child to keep their inherited assets separate to prevent any kind of commingling um with marital property. I would also encourage that your child visit with a family law attorney just to discuss a prenuptial agreement and its implications. Now, on
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the other hand, if you wanted to provide for a more protection for your child in the event that they are divorced after your death, you can set up what’s called an asset and divorce lifetime protection trust to hold your child’s inheritances during their lifetime. The way it works is that because the trust owns these assets and your child does not legally own these assets, the assets in those trusts may be protected from any lawsuits, divorce proceedings, or creditors that your child might have
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after your death.
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