Robertson v Robertson, 593 So2d 491 (Fla. 1991)

Dec 05, 1991

OUTCOME: This means that when an individual makes a transfer of an interest in real property from their individual name into joint names with another, the property now becomes a marital asset.

This is one of the landmark cases in Florida which deal with equitable distribution in divorce cases. The case went all the way to the Supreme Court of Florida, and is cited frequently in subsequent ... case law. It changed the presumption of no gift being intended on the transfer of real property from one party into joint names. The current law of course, is that jointly held real property is now presumed to be a marital asset.