Gilley v. Gilley

FINNEY, Chief Justice:

The appeals of the family court and circuit court orders in this related matter were consolidated. We affirm.

Barbara Gilley (hereinafter wife) brought an action in circuit court seeking to partition property the parties acquired as tenants-in-common. Wife sought a temporary injunction requiring Dewey Gilley (hereinafter husband) to vacate the property pending resolution of her action. Husband moved for dismissal on the grounds that the family court had exclusive jurisdiction over such matters. After a hearing, the circuit court denied husband’s motion and ruled that…