Hale v. Hale

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

The primary issue before us is whether a 119-acre farm given to the appellant, George A. Hale, Jr., by his parents during his marriage to the appellee, Cheryl J. Hale, and then used as collateral for a consolidated debt loan to both parties, constituted property that could be sold to satisfy all marital debt. The chancellor held that it could be, and the appellant appeals on grounds that this was error. We affirm the chancellor’s decision in part, but reverse and remand on other grounds.

The parties married in 1965, while both were attending college, and remained…