Blog posts created by this author
McReath v. McReath: A circuit court shall include the value of the salable professional goodwill when it is developed during the marriage. Read more
Wife's interest in any future distributions of a trust of which she was a beneficiary was mere expectancy, and therefore wife did not have vested interest in distributions and distributions... Read more
Although husband acquired inheritance during the marriage and commingled its funds by using them as the source of family's support, he expressed intention to retain the inheritance as a sepa... Read more
The conflict issue involved in this case is whether language in a marital settlement agreement, which specifically refers to a beneficiary-designated policy, plan, or account, such as a defe... Read more
Wife appeals from judgment of divorce, arguing that the judge erred in treating the husband's military pension as income, and that the judge's findings of fact related to property division a... Read more
Real estate commissions, which husband earned in part or in whole during the marriage but did not expect to receive until after the date of the conclusion of the evidentiary part of the divo... Read more
Wife was not entitled to funds in college savings account she established with husband for their son, pursuant to parties' stipulation of settlement in matrimonial action. Read more
Sudden drop in property values which prevented parties from selling two marital homes for previously agreed‑upon minimum amount under terms of property settlement agreement and divorce decre... Read more
Husband appeals from court’s findings that his company, formed before marriage, as the parties most significant marital asset. Read more
Present value of husband's partnership interest in his employer, relating to husband's employment as a hedge fund manager, could be assigned to marital estate for purposes of equitable distr... Read more