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Parenting, income imputed to rancher, poison pen letter

April 1, 2023 By lilly

PARENTING: Income properly imputed to rancher for child support in light of ability to drive commercially… poison pen letter denigrating mother properly admitted over hearsay objection… primary custody to mother with limited visitation to father properly awarded… Harada affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Adrian Gosch, Jill LaRance

Marital, up-front equalization payment, ranch sale

September 12, 2015 By lilly

MARITAL: Up-front equalization properly ordered with potential of forced sale of ranch as incentive… tax consequences of ranch sale should be considered… ranch properly valued… Knisely affirmed, reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Jill LaRance, Stephen Mackey

Marital/procedure, post-decree motions, master

January 17, 2015 By lilly

MARITAL/PROCEDURE: Judge should have ruled on wife’s post-decree motions or recommitted them to Standing Master… lack of citation to transcript subjected wife’s objections to adverse summary ruling under Charter Order… Master erred in lessening homemaker contributions because of husband’s retirement and finding that payment of part of wife’s debt was appropriate in lieu of maintenance… consideration of post-trial motions and corrections of errors of law will significantly impact award of maintenance and division which gave wife $82,866 of $1,078,005 estate after 14-year marriage… Master correctly excluded husband’s alleged role in causing physical/emotional limitations when determining maintenance… Jensen/Macek reversed, affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Curtis Thompson, Jill LaRance

Marital, gift/inherited assets, misleading briefing

August 23, 2014 By lilly

MARITAL: Estate consisting substantially of gifted/ inherited assets properly distributed 3/4 to wife… husband “very nearly” sanctioned for misleading/inaccurate briefing… Fagg affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: George Radovich, Jill LaRance

Marital, imputed income

May 25, 2013 By lilly

MARITAL: Imputed income, property division affirmed… Fagg affirmed (IOR I-3(d)). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Jill LaRance, William O’Connor II

Marital, incarceration support reduction

May 4, 2013 By lilly

MARITAL: Incarceration not grounds for support reduction… Baugh affirmed (IOR I-3(d)). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Dustin Rahn, Jill LaRance, Kathryn Syth

Grandparent custody/contact

February 27, 2010 By Frank

 

GRANDPARENT CUSTODY/CONTACT: Paternal grandmother abandoned claim for custody, properly awarded contact with children conditioned on respect for mother’s wishes… Rule 11 [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Greg Tomicich, Jill LaRance, Kathryn Syth, Kevin Sweeney, Nancy Schwartz

Marital, maintenance termination

July 11, 2009 By lilly

MARITAL: Maintenance properly terminated due to changed circumstances… Watters affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Jill LaRance, Timothy Whalen

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