Ivey v. Ivey

This case concerns primarily the extent to which a dissolution decree rendered in this state may affect title to real property owned by the parties in another state. The trial court ordered the plaintiff wife to transfer to the defendant husband her interest in two parcels of realty located in Florida. The plaintiff has appealed.

The factual background of this case is set out in the trial court’s memorandum of decision. The plaintiff decided to seek this dissolution four months after the parties were married. A few days after the parties were married, the defendant transferred to the plaintiff…