Race v. Race

HOWE, Justice:

The plaintiff, Susan Q. Race, appeals from a decree of divorce in which she and the defendant, Robert W. Race, were each awarded a divorce from the other. She contends that the trial court erred in its division of marital property and in its orders as to payment of debts, child support, and contempt of the plaintiff.

I. DEBTS

At the time of trial, the defendant was a debtor in a wage-earner plan (chapter 13) in the federal bankruptcy court. In its decree of divorce, the trial court ordered that a house and lot owned by the parties be sold, the debts listed on the defendant’s…