Legal Opinion
In Re Marriage of McNerney
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided December 23, 1987No. 86-1578PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Justice.
This dissolution of marriage proceeding involves the question whether proceeds of a personal injury claim are marital assets. We think the answer is yes; proceeds of a personal injury claim are marital assets, to be divided according to the circumstances of each case. Under the facts here we think the trial court correctly distributed the proceeds. We modify and affirm.
Joe and Judith McNerney were married on March 17, 1973. .Judith had recently graduated from college. Joe had one semester of college but had little income. Judith worked some as a substitute teacher but the…
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