Sabato v. Fed. Nat'l Mortg. Ass'n

The plaintiff, Wayne Sabato, appeals, and the defendant, Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), cross-appeals, orders of the Superior Court (Temple, J.) in this action brought by the plaintiff to establish his homestead right in the subject property. We affirm.

The following facts were recited by the trial court in its orders. In 2001, the plaintiff's wife, Cheryl A. Sabato, acquired the subject property in Pelham (the property). She took title by a warranty deed that acknowledged she was a "married person," and granted a purchase money mortgage to a party not identified in the record…