42 Or. App. 179 - Brazell v. Meyer’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “[T]he evidence of intent in * * * Brazell that led us to conclude that the parties intended to share property equally, and to disregard the parties' unequal contributions to the initial acquisition of the property, was the fact that the parties held themselves out as [a] married couple[ ] . That fact was evidence that the parties, although unmarried, intended to take title as though they were married , which, in turn, invoked the presumption of a gift that arises when a husband and wife take title jointly.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 295 Or. App. 210 - In re Staveland

2. “Her use of his last name in taking title must be taken as a manifestation of an intent with respect to that property that they be treated as if married, even though they knew that they were not.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 295 Or. App. 210 - In re Staveland