Siefert v. Siefert
Court of Appeals of Ohio
973 N.E.2d 834 (Ohio App. 2012)
Relevant factsFree
Susan Siefert (defendant) owned a 1992 Ford Mustang before marrying Edward (plaintiff), and during the marriage the couple jointly restored it, increasing its value from $7,500 to about $27,200, while Susan also transferred title into both spouses' names with rights of survivorship; upon divorce, the trial court found this joint-titling transferred Susan's separate property interest into marital property, and Susan appealed.
IssueFree
Whether, for purposes of equitable distribution of property upon divorce, separate property may be converted into marital property through an inter vivos gift from one spouse to the other spouse.