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Leading women in technology warning that sexism risks being embedded into computer systems because so few female executives work in AI If property such as a received inheritance is put into trust and this is deemed to be to avoid the other party having a claim on it, the court can challenge this under family law legislation. Chancellor extends life of two investment schemes... you can support our British entrepreneurs - if you don't mind a gamble INVESTING EXPLAINED: What you need to know about PIK Financing - where borrowers aim to save money by not paying interest during the loan term

Depending on the circumstances, it may be possible to argue that the asset is not a matrimonial asset; in other words, it has not been absorbed into the assets of the couple, and therefore it remains outside the pot to be split.

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Any gifts you give your brother would likely be considered matrimonial assets should he divorce, so if you gave cash or bought him a car this would leave him in the same situation as if he inherited himself. ALEX BRUMMER: It's the rift that tore apart OpenAI... Is Big Tech putting profits ahead of safety of humankind? Heather will do her best to reply to your message in a forthcoming monthly column, but she won't be able to answer everyone or correspond privately with readers. Nothing in her replies constitutes regulated financial advice. Published questions are sometimes edited for brevity or other reasons. You can also keep the inheritance separate from other marital assets and not use it during the marriage.

A previous column explains how deeds of variation work, but the important issue here is it would mean that any change to the beneficiaries would be deemed to have come from the original will and not as a gift from you. Where to invest for a Labour government: City eyes winners and losers from Keir Starmer premiership My wife fears if I die first my children will sell our property against her wishes - can I protect her with a trust? Government allows houses to be split into flats without planning permission: Who wins and who loses from this controversial policy? How to invest for a Labour government: Analysts eye biggest potential winning and losing shares if Starmer became PMHowever, a 'letter of wishes' left with her will could be specific regarding your grandmother’s own intentions on this matter. In your brother’s case, it sounds like divorce is a possibility. It is not yet definite, and so the circumstances would depend on when the inheritance was received by your brother. Another option, if your grandmother chooses to do this, is for her to leave your brother's share to him in a trust through her will.