Court Denies Husband's Claim to Conveyed Property
by
Joseph C. Maya on May. 03, 2017
Divorce & Family Law Real Estate Lawsuit & Dispute Lawsuit
Summary: Blog post about a conveyance of real estate that was contested due to a divorce.
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Where an ex-husband conveyed to his former wife his interest in certain realty on which she collected rents, the husband was not entitled to half the rents received after the conveyance, but was due an accounting of pre-conveyance receipts.
The parties were divorced on June 30, 1982. The decree provided that two lots in Florida be divided between the parties and the remaining jointly owned properties in Brookfield and Danbury be sold and net proceeds divided equally. On Jun 6, 1989, the Wooster property was conveyed by the plaintiff to the defendant. The parties cohabitated in the defendant’s home from 1984 to 1994. The defendant alleged that the transfer of property was made under threat of being thrown out of the defendant’s house. The defendant denied this allegation, and instead offered evidence of her support to her ex-husband during this period. The court denied the plaintiff’s claim to a reconveyance of his interest and one-half of the interest accrued since his conveyance to the plaintiff. The court found that the only entitlement the plaintiff held was to any rents collected from the initial date of the divorce judgment to the date of conveyance, as this was the sole period were he actually held interest in the property. The court found no reason to hold the conveyance invalid, not to impose any equitable measures. As a result, all interests the plaintiff held in the property was severed in and of itself by his legal conveyance to the defendant.
For a free consultation, please do not hesitate to call the experienced family law and divorce attorneys at Maya Murphy, P.C. in Westport, CT at 203-221-3100. We may also be reached for inquiries by email at JMaya@mayalaw.com.Source: Dorr v. Dorr, 1996 Conn. Super. LEXIS 1192 (May 6, 1996)
