Halffman v. Halffman

Citations

• 113 Wash. 320
• 194 P. 371
• 1920 Wash. LEXIS 842

Syllabus

<p>Husband and Wife (48, 58, 64) — Community Property — Acquired During Marriage — Presumption — Evidence — Sufficiency. Real estate acquired after marriage is sufficiently shown to have been community property, notwithstanding a quitclaim deed from the husband to the wife, where subsequent to such deed, in a divorce action, it was admitted to be community property, and quitclaims had been executed by each to the other to be used by the survivor on the death of either, and there was no evidence that the property was acquired by the separate funds of the wife.</p> <p>Witnesses (52) — Privileged Communications — -Attorney and Client — Acting fop. Both Parties. Statements to an attorney are not privileged in a subsequent suit between a husband and wife where he advised and was acting as attorney for both parties, as to their rights on making mutual deeds.</p>