What happens when your spouse receives an inheritance?

GLOBE AND MAIL - by MARIYA POSTELNYAK July 24, 2023

Jason Wilkinson and his wife have a biweekly tradition: They make tea, turn off their phones and sit down in the kitchen to talk finances. It’s a disarming way to “discuss things that otherwise might get heated or argumentative for people,” says Mr. Wilkinson.

This was how the Saskatchewan-based couple broached the topic of Ms. Wilkinson’s future inheritance, which they decided would go into a separate account under her name rather than a joint account. “If we ever split up, that money will be hers,” says Mr. Wilkinson.

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