Divorce Lawyers New York - Recent Family Law Decisons (12)
RECENT FAMILY LAW DECISIONS (12)
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Where settlement agreement required that the house be put on the market but neither party was exclusively responsible for performance, where the house was placed on the market within the time provided in the agreement, and where the husband rejected third party’s offer, although he offered to buy out the wife’s interest for as much or more than she would have received under the rejected offer, his reason for rejecting the offer was not valid, the wife’s rejection of his offer seemed equally improper, and the court’s finding that the husband willfully violated the agreement was against the manifest weight of the evidence.
Right of Violator
A party who was adjudged to be in contempt of the trial court for failure to abide by its orders, who removed himself beyond its process and concealed himself outside the State of Illinois, and sought to attack the final decree of the court ordering maintenance in gross and marital property division which he was defying, was not entitled to appellate relief.
In General
Awards paid to the injured spouse for wage loss and medical and hospital expenses incurred during the marriage are deemed marital property.
Apportionment
In apportioning petitioner’s workers’ compensation award the court must consider the petitioner’s diminished earning capacity due to the injury.
Marital property
Petitioner’s workers’ compensation award constituted marital property because the claim accrued during the marriage of the parties.
Permanent Total Disability
The analytical approach was used when disposing of workers’ compensation permanent total disability benefits under this section.
