MARITAL: $5,572.73 properly awarded father for mother’s contempt for obstructing visitation order… Ulbricht affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]
Marital, contempt, decree modification
MARITAL: Contempt and decree modification orders affirmed. . . Ulbricht affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]
Marital, support income imputation, wealthy father
MARITAL: $300,000/yr income for support purposes properly imputed to wealthy businessman with negative adjusted gross income… Stadler affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]
Grandparent contact, mother presumption
GRANDPARENT CONTACT: Grandparents failed to overcome presumption that Mother’s wishes are in best interest of children… Ortley affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]
Marital, parenting plan amendment, role of GAL
MARITAL: Parenting plan properly amended over GAL’s inappropriate advocacy for mother in limiting 14-year-old’s time with father in Virginia… $500/day contempt for wife encouraging daughter’s defiance to withhold parenting time not appealable until fees/costs determined… Ulbricht affirmed. [Read more…]
Marital, parenting plan amendment, role of GAL
MARITAL: Parenting plan properly amended over GAL’s inappropriate advocacy for mother in limiting 14-year-old’s time with father in Virginia… $500/day contempt for wife encouraging daughter’s defiance to withhold parenting time not appealable until fees/costs determined… Ulbricht affirmed. [Read more…]
Marital, misconduct, valuations, fees
MARITAL: Challenges re misconduct, valuations, “lost” firearms, support for soon-to-be emancipated child, fees, verbatim adoption of findings, pre-acquired/inherited property rejected… Lympus affirmed (IOR I-3(d)). [Read more…]
Marital, maintenance Decree/QDRO modification
MARITAL: Maintenance in Decree and QDRO properly modified based on mistake, changed circumstances… maintenance arrearages erroneously calculated… Lympus affirmed, reversed. [Read more…]
Marital, settlement conference waiver
MARITAL: Waiver of Rule 16(a) conference on wife’s motion before husband had chance to respond within Judge’s discretion… no right to continuance after non-attorney withdrew shortly before trial… estate generally properly apportioned, but 2-year delay in issuing decree resulted in inequitable division of 401(k), 5 acres purchased with disabled son’s SS but held in parties’ names should be distributed… maintenance, fees properly awarded to wife… husband properly sanctioned for removal of 4-wheeler in violation of ERO… appeal sanctions denied… Ortley affirmed, reversed (IOR I-3(d)). [Read more…]
Marital, fees, post-decree custody modification
MARITAL: Fees properly awarded to wife for defending against husband’s post-decree custody modification motion… Ulbricht affirmed. [Read more…]