Our divorce states children have right to inherit, but not spouse

[reba]

Our divorce may not have provided spousal maintenance or alimony but a
$300/month custody awarded for both children from el cheapo
AND receive a small percent of our inheritance from
their grandparents later on. Fifteen years later, one parent follows through and one parent refuses (el cheapo) to part with any of his inheritance to our children.( We were both only children
as well as direct beneficiaries of our parent's estates.) SO IS A DIVORCE DECREE CONSIDERED A CONTRACT? CAN A CHILD(REN) SUE A PARENT FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT ? Can a fifteen year old divorce decree be upheld in court even though the children are in their twenties or are they out of luck?( I realize the
X-spouse does not get any inheritance in any shape or form because it is
considered non-marital property, but we had little money back then) Is the non-committal parent within their rights to not honor an old divorce decree?

 

[irish223]

Our divorce may not have provided spousal maintenance or alimony but a
$300/month custody awarded for both children from el cheapo
AND receive a small percent of our inheritance from
their grandparents later on. Fifteen years later, one parent follows through and one parent refuses (el cheapo) to part with any of his inheritance to our children.( We were both only children
as well as direct beneficiaries of our parent's estates.) SO IS A DIVORCE DECREE CONSIDERED A CONTRACT? CAN A CHILD(REN) SUE A PARENT FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT ? Can a fifteen year old divorce decree be upheld in court even though the children are in their twenties or are they out of luck?( I realize the
X-spouse does not get any inheritance in any shape or form because it is
considered non-marital property, but we had little money back then) Is the non-committal parent within their rights to not honor an old divorce decree?

It probably depends on how the divorce decree was worded. It does seem that the parent is in contempt of the court order. However, since the other parent is the other party in the divorce, I believe that the other parent would be responsible for any court action, not the children.

I'm not a lawyer, and have never heard of a stipulation like this, so I'm interested in what the legal experts have to say!