Bonnell v. Bonnell

This is a review of a decision 1 of the court of appeals reversing and remanding for further proceedings the property division portion of a divorce judgment of the circuit court for Waupaca county, Judge Jon P. Wilcox, presiding. We reverse the court of appeals.

The issues presented on appeal are whether property inherited before the marriage, but transferred into joint tenancy during the marriage, is marital property subject to division under sec. 767.255, Stats., 2 and whether, if the property in joint tenancy was properly considered marital property, the trial court abused its discretion in…