Brousseau v. Brousseau

¶ 1. Mother appeals a superior court decision granting daughter summary judgment and thereby entitling her to one-half of the proceeds from the sale of mother’s property as joint tenant. We reverse the summary judgment order and remand for further proceedings.

¶ 2. Mother acquired her interest in the property at issue in 1965 when it was deeded to mother, mother’s mother, and mother’s father as joint tenants with rights of survivorship. Mother’s parents purchased the property for their own use, but included mother as a joint tenant on the deed solely for estate planning purposes — to avoid…