In Re Marriage of Brandt v. Brandt
Multiple issues addressed by court. See full summary.
Multiple issues addressed by court. See full summary.
(1) No tracing – therefore, property is marital. (2) Artwork hung in home becomes marital property. (3) Gifted stock is not transmuted to marital property by using it as collateral to benefit marital estate.
Trial court erred in concluding that it could not exclude portion of pension acquired before marriage.
Appreciation of corporate stock paid for by dividend income of corporation purchased with inherited funds is marital. The income of the separate corporation is marital per Arneson, so appreciation caused by use of income is also marital.
Multiple issues addressed by court. See full summary.
(1) Life insurance proceeds are subject to division. (2) Property acquired by joint tenancy is subject to division. (3) Premarital property is subject to division.
Where wife put inheritance into joint account for purpose of buying joint real estate, but husband put real estate into his own name, wife rebutted the presumption of donative intent.
Multiple issues addressed by court. See full summary.
Multiple issues addressed by court. See full summary.
Trial court properly excluded trust where husband’s father testified as to source of funds and later transactions.