Hofmann v. Hofmann

This is the second appeal in this case. In 1979, the circuit court dissolved the parties’ marriage and distributed the marital property. We reversed and were later reversed by the supreme court. The cause was remanded and the respondent, Roger Hofmann, appeals from the result on remand.

The trial court has entered a total of three orders in this case valuing and distributing the marital property. The primary controversy revolves around the marital or nonmarital status of two parcels of farmland known as the McManus Farm and the Sackville Farm. In order to fully understand the respondent’s…