Cadena v. Cadena

Plaintiff, Aaron Cadena, appeals from a judgment of the circuit court of Cook County finding that a resulting trust did not arise in his favor.

On appeal, plaintiff contends that the trial court erred (1) in finding that he intended to make a gift to defendant, Maria Cadena, of her joint tenancy interest in property, and (2) in failing to impress a resulting trust on the property in plaintiff’s favor.

We affirm.

Our review of the record reveals the following facts. The parties married in 1967. One child, Nora, was born during the marriage. In 1971, judgment for dissolution of marriage was…