Hall v. Hall

SWANSTROM, Judge.

This appeal concerns the characterization of real property in a divorce action. After a trial in the magistrate division, the realty was held to be part community in nature and part separate. The wife appealed to the district court where the decision was affirmed. She now appeals to this Court. We reverse and remand.

The property in question is a ranch located near Horseshoe Bend, Idaho. The parties, Carol and Anthony Hall, purchased the ranch in 1981 from the husband’s grandparents for $60,000. The purchase money was community property. The deed states that the Halls, husband…