463 So. 2d 532 | Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | 1985
We reverse the trial court’s finding of a special equity for the husband in the former marital abode, which finding was grounded in the fact that the husband’s parents had conveyed the property to husband and wife jointly. Without more, such a conveyance constitutes an equal gift to the joint grantees and cannot form the basis for a special equity in subsequent dissolution proceedings. Manley v.
We also disagree with the trial court’s determination that the wife was not entitled to a special equity in the balance of the jointly held certificate of deposit, the funds for which came from the sale of property belonging to the wife’s father. We are not prepared to say, however, that the ultimate scheme of distribution could not be justified under other equitable principles and we therefore do not reverse on that point.
Except as originally indicated, we affirm the final judgment.
AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED IN PART; REMANDED.