Facts: After a 26-year marriage, Wife was awarded a divorce on the grounds of inappropriate marital conduct. During the marriage, the parties lived beyond their…
Facts: Husband and Wife were divorced after a seven-year marriage. Prior to the marriage, Wife purchased a lot that would later house the marital residence…
Facts: Husband and Wife were married for 17 years. Husband is a physician. Wife has an M.B.A. and was a financial analyst prior to becoming…
Facts: Husband and Wife divorced in June 1995 after 14 years of marriage. The parties entered into a marital dissolution agreement giving Wife one-half the…
Facts: The parties divorced after 24 years of marriage. Husband earned nearly $100,000 while Wife earned $20,000. Wife suffered from multiple chronic health problems. The…
Facts: The parties, both 50 years old, were divorced after a 26-year marriage. Husband earned $35,000 annually while Wife earned $23,000. One month before the…
Facts: Boyfriend and Girlfriend dated off an on. While dating, Boyfriend purchased a home–titled in Boyfriend’s name–and Girlfriend lived with him in the home. When…
Facts: Parties were married for 39 years. They have seven adult children. Husband is a physician. Wife is a CPA who spent the majority of…
Facts: The parties were married 26 years and have two children (now adults). Wife, a pediatric dentist, earned an average annual income of $524,280 in…
How does divorce affect one’s Social Security benefit? Can a stay-at-home parent collect Social Security based on their spouse’s (or ex-spouse’s) work record? The answer…
Facts: Husband purchased home in 2001 for $255,000. In 2006, Husband married Wife and they used his home, which was then valued at $300,000, as…
Facts: Husband, age 61, and Wife, age 68 and in poor health, were married for two years. In the divorce, the trial court awarded Wife…
This is the case that will not die. It went from the trial court up to the Court of Appeals then up to the Supreme…
The recent case of Matthews v. Matthews illustrates an example of when obtaining a formal legal separation would have made sense. Facts: Husband had a…
Two recent opinions regarding property division are of interest. In Antrican v. Antrican, the parties were married 30+ years and both contributed to the accumulation…