Matter of Neis

MEMORANDUM DECISION

ROBERT D. MARTIN, Bankruptcy Judge.

At the trial in this matter held September 22,1981, the following facts were established. In 1972, Don and Andrea Neis, as joint tenants, purchased a house at 4062 Glenhaven Drive, La Crosse, Wisconsin (“the Glenhaven house”). Beginning in March, 1979, Don Neis divided his time between the Glenhaven house and a room at 1117 South Fifth Street because he and his wife were having marital problems. For the period prior to April 2, 1979, Mr. Neis lived at the Glenhaven house most of the time and kept his belongings there. Andrea Neis filed for…