After Divorce, Ex-Husband Gets Frozen Embryo
The trial court properly awarded the divorced parties’ one remaining frozen embryo to the ex-husband, a split Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.
Trial Court Properly Valued Business In Divorce Proceedings
The trial court in this divorce action used the appropriate method to determine the value of the plaintiff’s law practice when dividing the marital estate, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.
Appeals Court: Trial Court Must Re-Examine Dissipation Of Marital Assets Issue
In this divorce action, the COA affirmed the discovery sanctions that were imposed but remanded the case for the trial court to address various marital asset issues.
Consent Divorce Judgment’s Military Benefits Provision Cannot Be Collaterally Attacked
Even though the parties’ consent judgment of divorce included an offset provision, the defendant’s challenge to enforcing that provision is an improper collateral attack.
Trial Court Did Not Make Required Findings When Valuing Marital Estate
The trial court did not make any of the required valuation findings and, therefore, it could not be determined whether the trial court equitably divided the marital estate.
Earnings From Medical Marijuana Grow Operation Properly Considered “Marital Property”
Earnings from the defendant-husband’s medical marijuana grow operation were correctly included in the parties’ marital estate during their divorce proceedings.
Trial Court Wrongly Ignored Prenuptial Agreement When Dividing Marital Property
A trial court erred in distributing a divorcing couple’s marital property because the parties’ prenuptial agreement was ignored in doing so, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.