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The fact that petitioner was jointly liable on the mortgage
and that he made payments on the mortgage from 1972 to 1994 does
not establish that he had an ownership interest in the Arden Road
house. See Lighthorse v. Clinefelter, 521 N.E.2d 1146, 1148
(Ohio Ct. App. 1987) (inclusion of wife's name as grantor,
mortgagee, and lessor in connection with certain parcel of land
owned by husband was insufficient to vest title to land in wife).
Also, the fact that petitioner executed some of the closing
documents for the sale of the house does not establish that he
had an ownership interest in the Arden Road house because the
divorce decree required him to cooperate in the sale of the
house.
Similarly, the fact that petitioner signed a personal
financial statement which stated that he owned a 50-percent
interest in the Arden Road house does not establish that he had
an ownership interest in the house. Petitioner signed the
statement after he was awarded (but before he received) half of
the net equity from the sale of the Arden Road house. His
signature on the financial statement does not establish that he
coowned the house.
To reflect concessions and the foregoing,
Decision will be entered
under Rule 155.
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