Legal Opinion

Avera v. Avera

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 5, 1997No. S97A0558PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Benham, Chief Justice.

Appellant Sandra Avera and appellee J. Wray Avera II were married in July 1984, and have two minor children. Wife filed a complaint for divorce in June 1993, and listed the home in which the family resided as her property. Husband filed an answer and counterclaim for divorce in which he contested Wife’s sole ownership of the home. It is undisputed that title to the home is in Wife’s name and that it was transferred to her in 1990 by a third party, an irrevocable trust established by Husband in 1967, with himself as the trustee of the trust. Wife filed a motion for…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Moore v. MooreSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  2. Thomas v. ThomasSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
  3. Bailey v. BaileySupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  4. Bass v. BassSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  5. McArthur v. McArthurSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Brock v. BrockSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
  2. Hubby v. HubbySupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  3. Armour v. HolcombeSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
  4. Coe v. CoeSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  5. Morrow v. MorrowSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000

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