Can Inherited wealth be taken into account in a divorce settlement.

Mmm just done a bit of research and it is possible, have a look through this, it might help.https://www.divorce-online.co.uk/finances/assets/inherited-assets-in-divorce/

What have you put in your wills?
My mum was advised that only my brother and myself should be named as beneficiaries, not my husband or my brother's wife, particularly to avoid such a situation.

(There are of course other named beneficiaries but within the family it is very tightly restricted.)

Take legal advice - it's not expensive and will put your mind at rest.

I'm pretty sure it's only money inherited prior to the divorce.

The divorce should have included Financial Settlement. It depends what the conditions of that are.

I am not sure, but i do not think wealth inherited after the divorce has to be shared, just wealth inherited during the marriage. But I think that this is a very complicated subject and only a solicitor could give you a reliable answer.

But there are other ways of protecting you money from an ex-wife, if that is what you want, by the use of trusts, but again, you really need to take legal advice, not rely on us, who are not experts .