HUGO E. ZAMORA Missouri Cases

Jane Zamora appealed the trial court's judgment in her dissolution of marriage action, challenging the classification of two real properties as marital property. Jane argued that the properties were excluded by written agreement or gifted to her by Hugo, her former husband. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding that Jane failed to overcome the presumption that the properties, acquired during the marriage, were marital property. The court concluded that the acknowledgements signed by Hugo did not constitute a valid written agreement to exclude the properties from marital property nor did they evidence a gift.