Peterson v. Peterson

PHILLIPS, Chief Justice.

Appellant Viola Peterson brought suit against Richard Martin Peterson, appellee, seeking a divorce and a division of the property of the parties. In particular, Mrs. Peterson claimed a community interest in the home purchased shortly after the wedding, relying first on the presumption that property acquired during the marriage is community, and alternatively, on the presumption that Mr. Peterson, by having Mrs. Peterson named as co-grantee in the deed, intended to make a gift to her of one-half of the property so conveyed. The trial court held that the property in…