Franken v. Franken

PAUL M. SPINDEN, Judge.

Katherine Franken appeals the circuit court’s third judgment in this dissolution of marriage case. Twice, the circuit court set aside its judgment on the ground that it had improperly divided payments from an annuity that Franken’s former husband, Gary, had purchased two years before the couple married. This dispute centers on a marital settlement agreement, signed by the couple, that divided the annuity payments equally.

At a pre-dissolution hearing before the circuit court, Gary Franken testified concerning the settlement agreement:

Q. You entered into the marital…