3 ms·

If a person is raised since age seven in a house his parents bought with money that they embezzled, and then at age thirty he inherits the house from them, must

If a person is raised since age seven in a house his parents bought with money that they embezzled, and then at age thirty he inherits the house from them, must he give it up once the source of the family's ill-gotten gains is discovered by the authorities?

lmm 13y ago
No? Are you saying that legally he would have to?
- Kudzu_Bob 13y ago
  If I rob your girlfriend of a nice ring she's wearing so that I can give it to my girlfriend, does my girlfriend legally get to keep the ring once the crime becomes known, just because the theft took place years ago?
  - lmm 13y ago
    If we didn't file charges within thirty years, yes, IIRC.
    - Kudzu_Bob 13y ago
      The amount of time being discussed here is well under thirty years. In any event, property stolen during the Second World War is still being returned forcibly to its original owners.