Legal Opinion
Hofschneider v. Hofschneider
Supreme Court of The Commonwealth of The Northern Mariana Islands
Decided May 11, 1995No. Appeal No. 94-010; Civil Action No. 91-0994Published
1Opinion of the Court
VILLAGOMEZ, Justice:
Henry Ernest Hofschneider (“Henry”) appeals from a Superior Court order which classified a homestead lot as marital property. Henry’s wife, Joanne Merrick Hofschneider (“Joanne”), is not a person of Northern Marianas descent (“non-NMD”).
We have jurisdiction under 1 CMC § 3102(a). We hold that the homestead land is not marital property and reverse.
ISSUES & STANDARD OF REVIEW
Henry raises three issues and other subissues for our review. However, the dispositive issue is whether the homestead lot is marital property under the Marital Property Act of 1990 (“MPA”).1 This is a…
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- Knapp v. Alexander-Edgar Lumber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1915
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