Recent Posts in Property division Category
Posted on Apr 16, 2013 By Jerry Wallentine
Since 2005, the Bankruptcy law has been relatively clear that nearly any obligation resulting from a dissolution of marriage proceeding is not dischargeable in bankruptcy, whether that is in the ...
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Posted on Mar 14, 2013 By Jerry Wallentine
In the climate of today's divorce laws, perhaps the wisest thing a person can do is obtain a prenuptual agreement prior to marriage. Ideally, it is a way for the parties to clarify beforehand the ...
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Posted on Sep 11, 2012 By Jerry Wallentine
Pension benefits and disability payments. Sandra Ray Coffman, Respondent v. Elvin Cale Coffman, Appellant, No. 66204, Ellis, J. In this dissolution of marriage action, the parties were married in ...
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Posted on Aug 29, 2012 By Jerry Wallentine
Although written by Pennsylvania family lawyers, the points below are certainly applicable to divorcing spouses in Missouri. The post is set forth in its entirety as follows: Divorce results not only ...
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Posted on Aug 27, 2012 By Jerry Wallentine
The Missouri Court of Appeals for the Southern District, a division of property and debt where the Wife received 93% of the assets and 27% of the debts, and the Husband received 7% of the assets and ...
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Posted on Jul 16, 2012 By Jerry Wallentine
A recent case demonstrates a key difference between Kansas law and Missouri law on the classification of property in a divorce case. In Jenkins v. Jenkins, the Missouri Court of Appeals for the ...
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Posted on Apr 24, 2012 By Jerry Wallentine
From the Wall Street Journal: ALBANY, N.Y. — New York's top court says a divorced Manhattan lawyer is stuck with his losses from an investment with disgraced financier Bernard Madoff that ...
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