Wright v. Wright

The majority states “the judgment was silent as to any intended income tax consequences.” Simultaneously, the majority recognizes that trial courts are obliged to consider income tax consequences in a property stipulation, Wetzel v. Wetzel, 35 Wis.2d 103, 110, 150 N.W.2d 482 (1967), and that the trial court in this case was aware that income tax considerations played a significant role; yet the majority concludes that the judgment unambiguously allocates to Jean Wright the income tax liability for the payments made by William to Jean. I cannot agree, and would find the judgment ambiguous as…