Meints v. Meints

Donald F. Meints (husband) appeals from the dissolution decree rendered by the district court, which dissolved his marriage with Kathryn E. Meints (wife). The husband contends that the district court abused its discretion in dividing the marital estate, arguing that the distribution was not fair and equitable. The primary issue on appeal is whether an income tax liability incurred by one of the parties, when both parties filed separate tax returns during the marriage, should be treated as a marital debt. The district court did not treat the tax liability incurred by the husband as a marital…