In Re the Marriage of Olar
Supreme Court of Colorado
1Opinion of the Court
VOLLACK, Justice.
The issue presented in this case is whether an educational degree constitutes marital property subject to division upon dissolution of marriage, overruling Graham v. Graham, 194 Colo. 429, 574 P.2d 75 (1978), or in the alternative, if an educational degree is not marital property, whether the wife was entitled to maintenance under the facts of this case, including the contributions made by the wife towards her husband’s education. The court of appeals held that the trial court did not abuse its discretion by not awarding the wife maintenance, because she failed to meet the…
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