If that inheritance has been kept in a separate account and not co-mingled it, that asset will not be considered part of equitable distribution.
When those monies have been comingled, we have the difficulties in trying to establish that some component of that asset, now, that it has been comingled, is not subject to equitable distribution.
These issues are largely fact-sensitive, mainly the length of the marriage plays a role when the comingling took place and the reasons why those assets were comingled.
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