In Re the Marriage of Bartolo

Opinion by

Judge METZGER.

Frank Bartolo, Jr., (husband) appeals the permanent orders dissolving his marriage to Joan E. Bartolo (wife). We affirm.

Before the parties’ marriage, wife and her mother owned a residence as joint tenants. After the marriage, the parties resided there and the residence was conveyed to them as joint tenants.

When they began to experience marital difficulties, wife requested that husband re- convey the residence to her; husband and wife then executed a quitclaim deed conveying the residence to wife. The deed specified that it was a “gift deed,” and it was recorded in…