Paula Deen demands her husband of 11 years to return the $1.3million Savannah home

Publish date: 2024-08-09

Paula Deen is taking back the $1.3million home she 'gifted' to her husband, Michael Groover, last year, saying the move that prompted divorce rumors was simply a misunderstanding.

The celebrity chef, 68, headed to court last month to void a deed transfer she had previously made in which she gave all rights to the Wilmington Island, Georgia, property to her husband of 11 years. 

Deen had granted tugboat captain Groover the rights to their three-bedroom, three-bathroom, 5,646-square-foot home in the Savannah suburb in January 2015, according to documents filed in a Georgia court.

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Paula Deen filed a cancellation of a deed transfer last month after previously giving all rights to her Wilmington Island, Georgia, property to her husband of 11 years, Michael Groover

Paula Deen filed a cancellation of a deed transfer last month after previously giving all rights to her Wilmington Island, Georgia, property to her husband of 11 years, Michael Groover

Deen granted Groover the deed to the suburban Savannah home  in January 2015, which sparked divorce rumors that went on for months

Deen granted Groover the deed to the suburban Savannah home  in January 2015, which sparked divorce rumors that went on for months

The 5,646-square-foot home is worth an estimated $1.3million and includes three bedrooms and three bathrooms

The 5,646-square-foot home is worth an estimated $1.3million and includes three bedrooms and three bathrooms

Following the deed transfer, divorce rumors swirled for months. 

The couple have battled the split rumors for a couple years, with reports stating she was close to leaving him after discovering he had an alleged affair. Groover denied all rumors of an affair at the time. 

Deen and her husband purchased the home 2004, the same year they were married.

Documents filed last year by Deen say the transfer was a 'Deed of Gift' and that she was handing over the home 'for and in consideration of her natural love and affection for her husband' and gave over all property rights.

But documents filed on April 8 show that Deen has taken back the property.

Documents filed on April 8 show that Deen (pictured showing off the home's fridge) has filed a cancellation of erroneous deed in the Georgia court, saying the transfer was made, executed and delivered by error and an misunderstanding between Deen and her husband

Documents filed on April 8 show that Deen (pictured showing off the home's fridge) has filed a cancellation of erroneous deed in the Georgia court, saying the transfer was made, executed and delivered by error and an misunderstanding between Deen and her husband

Deen and Groover have been living in the home since 2004, which is also the year that the couple got married

Deen and Groover have been living in the home since 2004, which is also the year that the couple got married

The filing, signed off by both Deen and her husband, states that the transfer has been voided and that Groover is no longer the sole owner of the home 

The filing, signed off by both Deen and her husband, states that the transfer has been voided and that Groover is no longer the sole owner of the home 

The filing states that the chef had executed a deed of trust to her husband last year, but Deen says that the transfer was made, executed and delivered by error and an misunderstanding between her and her husband.

She says that it was recorded under error and has canceled the deed transfer she originally made.

The filing, signed off by both Deen and her husband, states that the transfer has been voided and that Groover is no longer the sole owner of the home.

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The couple also own another home on Wilmington Island named Riverbend - an eight-bedroom, eight-and-a-half bathroom, 28,000-square-foot estate. The home was put on the market for $12.5million last year.

The Riverbend home is where Deen shot her Food Network cooking show before it was canceled in 2013, after she caught making a racist slur.

The couple also own another home on Wilmington Island named Riverbend (pictured) - an eight-bedroom, eight-and-a-half bathroom, 28,000-square-foot estate

The couple also own another home on Wilmington Island named Riverbend (pictured) - an eight-bedroom, eight-and-a-half bathroom, 28,000-square-foot estate

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