Van Winkle v. Givens

VAN CISE, Judge.

Irene Givens appeals an order entered by the district court sitting in probate (probate court), in which it determined that two bank accounts held in joint tenancy in the names of Givens and her brother, Claude Eugene Van Winkle, were assets of his estate and did not belong to Givens. We vacate the order and remand for findings of fact.

Tilda and Claude Van Winkle were married in July 1979. They separated in 1981 and, by agreement, divided their assets between them. His two bank accounts were then put into joint tenancy with his sister, Givens.

In February 1984, the Van Winkles…