Mathis v. Hammond

Benham, Chief Justice.

Appellee Clyde Hammond, Sr., and the late Mae Mathis Hammond were married in 1979. Each came to the marriage as the parent of adult children from previous marriages, and each brought real property to the marriage. After their union, the couple purportedly executed a written agreement to make wills leaving to each party’s adult children the property which that spouse brought to the mar riage. In 1988, Mr. Hammond executed a warranty deed by which he deeded his interest in certain real property he brought to the marriage to himself and Mrs. Hammond as joint tenants with…