The Court of Appeal in Zoob v. Jordan, analyzed the legal elements of a gift in disposing martial properties and post-divorce. Parties were married abroad and separated via agreement and disposed all marital properties before moving to the District.  In DC, Jordan purchased two properties evidence suggesting he intended to include Zoob as joint owner.  Parties separated again, and the property ownership because the subject of litigation. The trial court determined that Jordan had the manifest and requisite intent to make the joint title transfers, but concluded that as ultimately Zoob’s name did not appear on either apartment’s title —
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The Court of Appeals in Spires v. Spires, held invalid portions of a Marital Separation Agreement that preemptively outlined and addressed the child custody of the children. The parties in order to amicably resolve martial issues had jointly drafted and signed a document described as a marital agreement, in which Mr. Spires promised to remain married to Mrs. Spires as long as she complied with thirteen Articles of Continuance as well as in the event of a divorce, seven Articles of Dissolution which essentially conferred on Mr. Spires sole custody of the children with absolute power to determine Mrs. Spires’
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