Wetzel v. Wetzel

On this appeal the defendant does not quarrel with the granting of one third of the property to the plaintiff but contends the manner in which the one third is made available to the plaintiff is an abuse of discretion by the trial court primarily for two reasons : (1) The tax consequences to the defendant arising from the in specie division of assets was not considered by the court, and (2) the plaintiff should have no interest in the stock of the printing and realty companies, which are closed corporations. The defendant further complains the trial court did not follow any of the…