Brown v. Brown

HOFFMAN, Judge:

Appellant contends that she has a joint interest in the coins collected by appellee, her husband, prior to their marriage. She argues that appellee, by putting the coins into jointly held safe deposit boxes after their marriage, created an inter vivos gift in her favor. Because the requirements for a valid gift were not met in this case, we affirm.

The parties were married in June, 1964, and have five children. On June 25, 1979, they separated subsequent to appellant’s filing a petition for protection from abuse and appellee’s court-ordered .eviction from the family residence.…