Mathes v. Mathes

ALTENBERND, Judge.

This is an appeal from the final judgment in a bifurcated divorce proceeding. In a partial final judgment entered prior to the final judgment that is challenged in this appeal, the trial court dissolved the marriage of Diane and Mark Mathes. We reverse the final judgment.

Diane and Mark Mathes not only were husband and wife, but they were also the owners, officers, and employees of a Florida corporation, Manatee Media, Inc.1 The Wife owned 51% of the stock in this corporation, and the Husband owned 49% of the stock. As the marriage became irretrievably broken, so did the…