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Originally Posted by brizaksmommy

My friend was rewarded half of her ex's inheritance because he had her name on the accounts and she was with him when he put the money in the accounts.

The key part here is what I bolded. Once the money is point into a joint account, it becomes joint money. You can't separate it out again. Had he kept the inheritance money in an account in his name only from day one, it wouldn't have been subject to spitting with her in the divorce.