Burge v. Preuss, Unpublished Decision (3-3-2005)

DECISION AND JUDGMENT ENTRY

{¶ 1} Dorrit1 Preuss challenges the manner in which the Athens County Court of Common Pleas divided a parcel of real estate in her divorce action. She contends the trial court erred in finding that the appreciation in the value of the real estate is marital property. She argues the court erred in treating her deed to Patrick Burge prior to her marriage as a transfer of all of her separate interest, except for the original purchase price, in that property. We agree because the 1990 deed created a survivorship tenancy in both Ms. Preuss and Mr. Burge. Thus, when they…