Money in amount of $25,000 which wife placed in a separate account from personal injury settlement with manufacturer concerning defective breast implants constituted wife’s separate property, rather than marital property; wife testified that the $25,000 was for her pain, suffering, and disfigurement, which was not directly contradicted by husband’s testimony.
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