Legal Opinion
Roberts v. Roberts
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided April 5, 1991No. Family No. D 182/90PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEltman, Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Does a house owned and occupied by a married couple but built on land owned by a third party qualify as a homestead for purposes of making an equitable distribution in a divorce case? The Court concludes that such a dwelling does not constitute a homestead.
Facts
Roslyn and Elroy Roberts were married on March 10, 1971. In 1980 they began to construct a concrete block house at 2 Lagoon Street, Christiansted. The land was owned by the plaintiff’s mother, Jessica Tutein Moolenaar, and title has never been transferred to either of the parties. The plaintiff and the defendant each…
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