Although a wife didn’t earn income on her college degree until after the parties separated, she used her college loans for living expenses, and the Court of Appeals agrees husband must pay $11,000 of her college loan debt.
Yesterday an appellate panel upheld a Montgomery County divorce court’s property split that gave the wife equity in [...]
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Husband owes on wife’s college loans
October 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Court of Appeals, Domestic Relations, equitable distribution
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Deadbolts and deadbeats
September 16th, 2008 · No Comments · Court of Appeals, equitable distribution
If you change the locks when your spouse moves out, be prepared to pay some rent.
In McIlwain v. McIlwain, the Court of Appeals today upheld an award to a wife of one-half the fair market rental value of a couple’s home for the six-year period after she moved out.
The Hanover County couple owned the jointly [...]
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Wife’s 95-percent ED award upheld
January 10th, 2008 · No Comments · Accomack County, Glen Tyler, equitable distribution
Divorce lawyers looking for a benchmark for monetary awards may want to check out a recent Court of Appeals case.
Lawyers know there is no rule requiring a 50-50 split of marital property. But arguments about who contributed what to a marriage often degenerate into “he said, she said” contests. Then something approaching an even split [...]
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