AN ACT relating to inherited property.

Amend KRS 392.020 to provide that the dower interest in a 1/3 life estate for real estate owned during marriage shall not apply to any property acquired by a spouse by inheritance during the marriage if it is not the primary residence of the married couple.

Introduced: March 4, 2026

Last action: March 11, 2026

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This bill would change state law so that the automatic ownership interest a spouse holds in the other spouse's real estate does not apply to property one spouse inherits during the marriage, as long as that inherited property is not the couple's primary home. Under current law, a spouse generally has a claim to one-third of real estate the other spouse owned during the marriage. This change would give the spouse who inherits property more…

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