Sousley v. Sousley

OPINION OF THE COURT

The issue to be decided on this appeal is whether the income from the sale of a nonmarital asset is marital property within the meaning of KRS 403.190.

The parties began living together in 1970. They continued this relationship in Florida and Kentucky, intermittently, until their marriage in Florida on October 28, 1974. Immediately after the marriage, the parties returned to Lexington, Kentucky. Respondent, Dr. Sousley, had been a successful veterinarian in central Kentucky for some years. He sold his practice in 1972 and began to earn a living by buying and selling real…