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COURT ERRED IN CLASSIFYING HOUSE PURCHASED BEFORE MARRIAGE AS MARITAL PROPERTY, HOWEVER THE APPRECIATION IN THE VALUE OF THE HOUSE WAS MARITAL PROPERTY.

The Fourth Department determined a house purchased by the husband prior to marriage was his separate property, despite the fact it was used a the marital residence and proceeds from the sale were used to purchase a marital residence. The appreciation in the value of the house, however, was marital property:

It was undisputed that the Seneca Hill Property was purchased by defendant prior to the marriage, and we conclude that it was not transmuted into marital property when the parties used it as the marital residence for approximately two years, or by virtue of defendant having used some of the sale proceeds therefrom to assist in funding the purchase of a new marital residence … . Defendant was therefore entitled to a credit for his separate property contributions to the marital estate … . We further conclude, however, that the appreciated value of the Seneca Hill Property that the court determined to be attributable to the contributions of plaintiff should have been classified as marital property … . Hart v Hart, 2016 NY Slip Op 08692, 4th Dept 12-23-16

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