Swickle v. Swickle

COHN, JAMES I., Associate Judge.

Marc Swiekle appeals the final judgment dissolving his marriage to Sherry Swiekle. Of the eleven issues raised, we find three have merit and require reversal.

First, the trial court found that appellee had a special equity of $33,345.09 in the marital residence based upon the use of $14,-367 .68 from the sale of her condominium, a non-marital asset, and $18,977.41 from the sale of her non-marital investments, which represented the entire down payment and closing costs for the purchase of the marital residence. Title was taken as tenants by the entireties.

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