Brown v. Brown

Carley, Justice.

Appellee Sharon Brown filed suit for divorce against her spouse, and named her mother-in-law, appellant Jean Brown, as a co-defendant. The gravamen of the claim against appellant was that certain real property titled in her name actually belonged to appellee and her husband, and was, therefore, subject to equitable division in the divorce proceeding. See generally DeGarmo v. DeGarmo, 269 Ga. 480, 481 (2) (499 SE2d 317) (1998). The complaint was served on appellant on March 11, 1998, but she did not file an answer until October 26, 1998. Before the case was called for trial in…