Divorce and inheritances rights might seem that they don’t go together. But a divorce decree or marital settlement agreement affects property. And property is “probated” when one dies in Florida. If you are divorced, can you still inherit from your ex-spouse under his or her Florida will? How does divorce affect inheritance rights in Florida? What if an ex-spouse is a beneficiary named in the decedent’s Florida will? Does it matter if my ex-wife wrote her will before we got married rather than during our marriage?  To read a FREE article written by Inheritance Attorney John Pankauski, Esquire on this topic, CLICK THIS LINK. Divorce Affects Florida Inheritances Did you know that getting a divorce could have a substantial effect on your inheritance rights in Florida? Palm Beach probate lawyers know that certain probate statutes limit the inheritance rights of ex-spouses in Florida. Frequently, trust and estates litigators, like the lawyers here at Pankauski Hauser, encounter cases involving ex-spouses who believe they should be inheriting what had been left to them in a will that was written during their marriage. For a FREE WEBINAR on Divorce and Inheritance Rights by John Pankauski, Esquire, CLICK HERE. Do Ex-Spouses Inherit? Is that ex-spouse entitled to inherit from his or her former spouse’s Florida will even though they got a divorce? This answer can prove to be tricky, and it depends on several factors. For example, one factor to be considered is whether the will was created BEFORE the marriage or DURING the marriage. What […]