Quintana v. Ordono
Court of Appeals of Florida
195 So. 2d 577 (1967)
Relevant factsFree
While domiciled in Cuba, a community-property jurisdiction, Mr. Quintana purchased stock in a Florida company in 1952 and 1958; after the couple later moved to Florida, he sold the stock (which had multiplied through a stock split) for a $810,000 promissory note held at his death, and his children from a prior marriage (plaintiffs) argued the note was his separate estate property, while his widow, Carmen (defendant), claimed a community-property interest.
IssueFree
Whether the domicile of a spouse at the time that moveable property is acquired determines the law that applies to community-property rights and ownership of the moveable property.