Tharp v. Tharp

Wife appeals from a decree of dissolution of marriage. She makes three assignments of error, only one of which requires discussion.

Wife objects to the trial court’s decision to place the marital assets awarded to the wife in a trust. The relevant portion of the trial court’s decree provides:

"[Wife] is awarded judgment against the [husband] in the sum of $20,000.00, which sum shall be a lien upon [his] real property, and which sum shall be paid to said trustee to be held subject to further order of the Court * *

We agree with the wife that the trial court’s action placing her award in trust was…