Dividing Assets and Liabilities Most assets acquired by the parties during the marriage are considered joint or marital property. Likewise, most debts incurred during the…
Facts: The parties divorced after 13 years of marriage. Husband worked throughout the marriage until he became disabled approximately four years before the divorce. Wife did…
Facts: The parties were divorced by agreement. Their Marital Dissolution Agreement provided, in relevant part: “Husband and Wife expressly certify and acknowledge they have entered…
Facts: After 31 years of marriage, Wife filed for divorce. Shortly after the divorce action was filed, Husband pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree…
Facts: When the parties settled their divorce case, they executed a marital dissolution agreement (“MDA”) that provided in relevant part: As a division of marital…
Facts: After a 25-year marriage, the parties separated after Husband savagely assaulted Wife. Husband stabbed her multiple times, beat her head against a dresser, and set…
Dispute Over Property Classification and Equitable Division in Memphis Divorce: Luttrell v. Luttrell
Facts: Prior to the beginning of this 25 year marriage, Wife’s grandparents made her the beneficiary of a substantial trust fund. Throughout the marriage, Wife…
Facts: Husband and Wife were married in 1969. Husband entered the marriage owning a farm as his separate property. The proof showed that through most…
Facts: After 24 years of marriage, the parties were divorced. Both parties were 46 years old. Wife was primarily a stay-at-home parent after the parties’…
Failure to Require Mortgage Debt Refinancing in Clarksville Divorce Reversed: Mobley v. Caffa-Mobley
Facts: The parties divorced after a 13 year marriage. As part of the equitable division of property, Wife was awarded a residence in Florida and…
Facts: The parties were married for six years. Prior to the marriage, Wife owned the house that became the marital residence. During the first few…
Facts: The parties met on an internet dating site in April. After a whirlwind courtship, they were married three months later. Ten months after marrying,…
Facts: After the divorce trial, the trial court awarded the marital residence, which it valued at $235,000, to Wife, with the instruction that Wife was to…
Facts: Shortly after marrying in 2006, Husband was injured at work. When Husband was injured and unable to work, Wife cared for him. He filed a workers’…
Facts: Husband, a dentist, and Wife, a nurse, divorced after 12 years of marriage. While the divorce was pending, Husband was ordered to pay temporary alimony…