Kluessner v. Kluessner

This cause is before us on appeal from a final judgment dissolving the marriage of William Norman Kluessner and Frances Kay Kluessner. The trial court awarded Mr. Kluessner a special equity in the marital home, finding in pertinent part:

The [hjusband borrowed $13,500.00 from his mother as the down payment on this home, giving to his mother a promissory note. In 1985, the [hjusband paid his mother $14,653.00 representing principal and accrued interest on said promissory note, and the [c]ourt finds that the [h]us-band is entitled to a special equity in the marital home property to the extent of…