Rice v. Rice

Opinion of the Court by

Justice NOBLE.

The single issue on discretionary review to this Court is whether the trial court abused its discretion in concluding that a credit card debt incurred solely by the husband and an adult son without the wife’s knowledge and participation was marital property and ordering the wife to be responsible for one-half of that debt. A divided Court of Appeals panel affirmed. Agreeing with the well-reasoned dissent of Court of Appeals Judge Sara Combs, this Court reverses.

I. Background

Jackie Rice, Appellee, and Carolyn Rice, Appellant, were married on February 22,…