A reader of the Maaleht newspaper wants to know whether he is entitled to anything from the apartment his wife inherited. “We have been married for over 40 years, we have not entered into any prenuptial agreements. Now my wife has inherited an apartment and wants to sell it. I do not like this idea, but my wife said that this is her personal property, not the joint property of the spouses, so she does not have to ask my permission to sell the apartment. Please explain, is this true? Who owns the inheritance received during the marriage? And can the wife keep the money she receives from the sale of the apartment only for herself?” the man asks. Attorney at Law Ivo Makhov answers:
