In Re Marriage of Boyer
Court may consider that one party can anticipate greater social security benefits upon retirement in ordering division of property.
Krize v. Krize
A court may consider an expected gift or inheritance as one relevant factor in dividing the marital estate. Of course, the weight of a future gift or inheritance as a division factor should depend heavily upon the degree of likelihood that benefits will actually be received.”
In the Matter of the Marriage of English and English
Equal division of assets acquired during 11 year separation affirmed where wife raised the children, there was no separation of assets and they commingled assets.
In Matter of Marriage of Jasper v. Jasper
Sixty-forty property division affirmed in short marriage – wife suffered no “setback” due to the marriage.
In Re Marriage of Tozer v. Tozer
Unequal property division upheld where husband had substantial excluded property.
Marriage of Schwartz v. Linders
Court can consider prior inherited status of property.
Marriage of Parrett v. Parrett
Unequal property division affirmed where husband built business.
In Re Marriage of Herdt v. Herdt
Unequal division of property affirmed. Wife made more than husband. Court awarded husband his retirement in lieu of maintenance from wife. This was a proper exercise of discretion.
In Re Marriage of Prosser v. Cook
Unequal division affirmed due to relatively short marriage (8 years) where husband brought substantially all of the property into the marriage.
In Matter of Marriage of Sellers v. Sellers
Unequal division of property (75 – 25 in favor of wife) affirmed where wife brought some property into marriage and trial court concluded that husband had not been economically disadvantaged as a result of the marriage.