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Decedent (male) was lawfully married in Canada to another male. The decedent’s brother challenged the will, in which decedent left the residue of his estate to his same-sex partner. 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
Italian mother and U.S. citizen father filed divorce and child custody proceedings in each country, starting a jurisdiction problem on both countries, solved by the UCCJEA. 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
Trial court amended visitation provision in divorce decree to prohibit mother from having “any overnight male guests” while the minor children were present Read more
Alleging that his son had been wrongfully retained in Iowa by mother, father petitioned in the district court under the International Child Abduction Remedies Act (ICARA) for the son's trans... Read more
Although the Family Court did not explicitly state the amount of income imputed to the father, in effect, it imputed to him an income of $80,000, since it left in place the basic support obl... Read more
In determining the issue of alimony in a dissolution of marriage proceeding, the trial court imputed income to the former wife from annuities and Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) which... Read more
