MARITAL: Tax consequences should be considered in likely sale of ranch to satisfy payment of wife’s half interest… Jensen/Pinski reversed. [Read more…]
Attorney’s lien, wife’s fees cut $102,695 to $0
ATTORNEY’S LIEN: No judge substitution following remand for proper evaluation of marital maintenance & fees… fired attorney properly denied intervention in fee evaluation… wife’s fees/costs properly reduced from $102,694.80 to $44,475.55 (less $32,638 already paid) under reasonable analysis, then denied altogether because husband unable to pay… Pinski affirmed (IOR I-3(c). [Read more…]
Parenting, Standing Master standard of review
PARENTING: Proper standard of review employed in reversing Standing Master’s parenting report… Sandefur affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]
Marital, business valuation, maintenance
MARITAL: Business properly valued in light of widely conflicting opinions… head injury insurance improperly characterized as purely income in denying maintenance/ fees… McKittrick affirmed, reversed; husband not in contempt for failing to pay military [Read more…]
Parental relationship, change of Judge’s mind
PARENTAL RELATIONSHIP/PROCEDURE: Vacating order denying relationship to DNA father, subsequently granting relationship, [Read more…]
Marital, parenting plan modification
MARITAL: Parenting plan issues mooted by child turning 18… decree improperly modified to require support absent motion for modification… McKittrick reversed. [Read more…]