Brancolino v. Carretta

We reverse the trial court’s finding of a special equity for the husband in the former marital abode, which finding was grounded in the fact that the husband’s parents had conveyed the property to husband and wife jointly. Without more, such a conveyance constitutes an equal gift to the joint grantees and cannot form the basis for a special equity in subsequent dissolution proceedings. Manley v. *533Manley, 360 So.2d 489 (Fla. 4th DCA 1978). See also Moore v. Moore, 401 So.2d 841 (Fla. 5th DCA 1981). Because the ability of the husband to pay child support, the manner of its payment and the…