Boyd v. Boyd

Ness, Justice:

Appellant, Faye Boyd, appeals the denial of her request for equitable division of real property owned by respondent at the time the parties were divorced. The trial court concluded appellant failed to establish an interest in the lands. We agree and affirm.

The parties obtained a divorce in 1977. The divorce decree did not address the division of real property, as it did not have jurisdiction to decide issues involving real property division without the parties’ consent.

Appellant filed this action in circuit court six days after obtaining the divorce, seeking a resulting trust in…