Sarah Elizabeth Ferguson v. Johnny Wayne Ferguson - Dissenting

Because I disagree with the majority’s conclusion as to the classification of some of the personal property at issue in this appeal, I must dissent. It is undisputed that the boat and trailer were Husband’s separate property prior to the marriage. Consequently, we must begin with the presumption that they should be classified as his separate property. Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-4-121(b)(2). Therefore, the burden of proving that the property had been transmuted into marital property lay with Wife. Based on the record before us, I do not believe that Wife met that burden.