Strunk v. Chromy-Strunk

I. NATURE OF CASE

Kim Chromy-Strunk, now known as Kim Svatora, and her former husband, Grant J. Strunk, were divorced in 2001. The decree contained a settlement agreement providing Grant with an additional $75,000 judgment if, during Grant’s lifetime, Kim voluntarily or involuntarily sold, transferred, gifted, conveyed, or foreclosed upon the marital property granted to her. It is under this provision that Grant sought to determine the $75,000 due and to garnish Kim’s checking account, after Kim had “conveyed” the property by issuing a warranty deed to herself and her second husband, Roger A.…