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…]
Marital, up-front equalization payment, ranch sale
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…]
Marital/procedure, post-decree motions, master
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…]
Marital, gift/inherited assets, misleading briefing
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…]
Marital, imputed income
MARITAL: Imputed income, property division affirmed… Fagg affirmed (IOR I-3(d)). [Read more…]
Marital, incarceration support reduction
MARITAL: Incarceration not grounds for support reduction… Baugh affirmed (IOR I-3(d)). [Read more…]
Grandparent custody/contact
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…]
Marital, maintenance termination
MARITAL: Maintenance properly terminated due to changed circumstances… Watters affirmed. [Read more…]