Bell v. Bell

I cannot understand how the majority reach their decision on the facts presented in this case. Clearly the home was a gift from appellant’s parents. No one would suspect the home would have been given in both names if there was any thought that the parties would later divorce. Parents often make gifts to their children and in order to be polite they include the name of the in-law. In this case after the wife’s parents gave them the property the husband deeded it to his wife. The deed remained in the wife’s name from March 6, 1968, to the date of this action. The property had been in her name…