Morris v. Morris

The divorce court has power to provide for both alimony and final division of property. Sec. 247.26, Stats.; Brackob v. Brackob (1952), 262 Wis. 202, 54 N. W. (2d) 900. The division of property in a divorce action is a matter for the trial court’s discretion. The division is to be equitable and that will depend upon the circumstances of the particular case. Hoffman v. Hoffman (1955), 270 Wis. 357, 359, 71 N. W. (2d) 401; Mentzel v. Mentzel (1958), 4 Wis. (2d) 584, 91 N. W. (2d) 101. The court’s exercise of its discretion “must prevail in the absence of some mistake or error respecting the…