Tuesday, July 12, 2005

Farmer husbands' misconduct in divorce trial justified splitting family farm

Anderson v. Anderson (Not Designated for Permanent Publication) Filed July 12, 2005. No. A-04-770. divorce case had been up to the court of appeals 2 years ago and the Court reversed holding the trial judge's refusal to allow the pro se husband to offer any evidence at trail denied the husband due process. On retrial husband farmer got an attorney and received about a 50/50 division of property. Based upon husbands continued misconduct in not filing accurate tax returns and refusing to disclose financial records to assist the trial court the appeals court approves splitting the couples farm ground, citing its lack of confidence that husband would bother paying the wife any money for the property.

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