Legal Opinion

Divine v. Divine

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided June 20, 1988No. 15432PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOLSTEIN, Judge.

The marriage of the parties was dissolved by decree of the Circuit Court of Barton County. Larry M. Divine appeals, complaining that the trial court abused its discretion in its division of marital property and debts.

No issue exists as to our standard of review and no argument is made that the division of property and debts must be mathematically equivalent. Appellate courts must defer to the trial court’s judgment unless there is no substantial evidence to support it, unless it is against the weight of the evidence, unless it erroneously declares the law, or unless it…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
  2. Dardick v. DardickSupreme Court of Missouri · 1984
  3. Burtscher v. BurtscherMissouri Court of Appeals · 1978
  4. Fausett v. FausettMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
  5. Potter v. PotterMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Howerton v. HowertonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1990
  2. In Re Marriage of BallayMissouri Court of Appeals · 1996
  3. Havell v. IslamNew York Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Pratt v. PrattMissouri Court of Appeals · 1991
  5. Divine v. DivineMissouri Court of Appeals · 1989

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