What can I do to protect property I potentially stand to inherit, if?
Im not an attorney so dont take this as legal advice, but inheritance is generally excluded from community property in Texas. But, I strongly suggest speaking to a local attorney so that you can be sure this applies to your situation. Like anything, its possible this can be litigated as well which is why its crucial to contact an attorney. Under the Separate Property sections of the states final decree template forms, you basically list your inheritance under: Wife inherited or received as a gift the following money or personal property during the marriage: and Husband owned the following money or property before the marriage or inherited or received the money or property as a gift during the marriage: Also, I believe that if you have filed the initial petition, it creates essentially a legal break, where unless one partner does something malicious to screw over the other one, or they were hiding something, any assets and debts obtained after that point are automatically excluded from community property because they were not obtained before the petition was filed. But seriously, contact an attorney, this sort of situation can get complicated very quickly, but there may be a very simple legal answer for it, which I can not provide.