Inherited property is often treated as separate or non-matrimonial property and excluded from a settlement in Divorce. However, that is not automatic. The inherited property must have been kept entirely separate from shared assets. It must be disclosed in the proceedings and could be shared if the matrimonial assets don’t meet the parties’ needs especially if there are dependent children.  An inherited property that is received during a marriage and ‘mingled’ with other assets may however become a matrimonial asset.