In Re Marriage of Popp v. Popp
Exclusion of contingent liabilities affirmed.
Park Bank-West v. Mueller
Failure of bank to give notice to wife that husband took out loan during marriage does not prevent bank from collecting from wife after husband’s death.
In Re Marriage of Herdt v. Herdt
Finding that debt to husband’s mother to start business was marital is affirmed. If business had made a profit, it would have been part of the marital estate, so debt to enter into failed business was marital.
St. Marys Hospital Med. Center v. Brody
Medical care for ex-husband falls within category of necessaries and ex-wife is equally responsible for medical expenses incurred during marriage, despite hold harmless in divorce decree.
Sinai Samaritan v. McCabe
Medical treatment is a duty of support under sec. 765.001(2). Husband cannot avoid this obligation because he was not domiciled in Wisconsin after applicability of WUMPA.
In Re Marriage of McLaren v. McLaren
Trial court properly found that wife’s student loans (much of which were premarital) were included in the marital estate. The marital estate includes all assets and debts acquired during or before marriage unless specifically exempted by statute.
In Re Marriage of Curda-Derickson v. Derickson
Restitution order for criminal conviction for embezzlement during marriage is not a martial debt. As it was a tort committed by only one spouse.
In Re Marriage of Weiler v. Boerner
Trial court did not erroneously exercise its discretion by finding education debt was not marital and assigning it solely to wife, due to the enhanced education benefit.
Articles on Death of a Party
Books and articles related to buy/sell agreements in divorce cases.
Rauser v. Rauser
Obligation for maintenance terminates either upon the death of the wife or upon the death of the husband.