>Meanwhile, somehow inheritance is treated as largely untouchable money. How does that make sense? That depends on how one's finances are set up beforehand. Th

>Meanwhile, somehow inheritance is treated as largely untouchable money. How does that make sense? That depends on how one's finances are set up beforehand. There are quite a few financial instruments that are almost always untouchable. One such instrument is the irrevocable trust. In short, an irrevocable trust isn't owned by the trustee/divorcée. As a result, anything awarded from it is not subject to property division.