Spence v. Spence
West Virginia Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
STARCHER, Justice.
This divorce action is an appeal by the plaintiff-appellant, Barbara Ann Spence, of an order granting the defendant-appellee, Mark Vernon Spence, the income tax exemption for the child of the parties. The plaintiff challenges the method used by the family law master in calculating “household income” to determine which party was allowed to exercise the tax exemption, and challenges the circuit court’s ruling that the defendant is entitled to the exemption. We find no abuse of discretion by the family law master in reaching this conclusion, and therefore affirm the circuit…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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