Brown v. Brown CA2/8
In 2006, Willie inherited the property; title was in his name alone. In 2010, when he signed the grant deed transferring title to Jessica, Willie lived in the front house on the property with his wife Lanarwee Spellman and their then 11-year-old daughter Lachey. There was a back house on the property rented to a tenant. Jessica was an adult at the time, had a different mother, and did not live on the property.
It was undisputed that Willie transferred title to the house to Jessica to become eligible for social security disability benefits. At the same time, he transferred a different property at 947 W. 60th Street to Spellman for her and for Lachey, who was a minor.
Willie, Spellman and their daughter Lachey continued to live in the front house on the property until Willie died on February 11, 2019. In the period between the 2010 property transfer and his death, Willie paid the taxes, insurance and upkeep on the property, and collected the rent from the back house.
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