Legal Opinion
In Re the Marriage of Foottit
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided July 13, 1995No. 94CA0799PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge KAPELKE.
In this proceeding for the dissolution of their 19-year marriage, Thomas Lee Foottit (husband) and Margaret Lynn Norsworthy Foottit (wife) appeal from permanent orders relating to property distribution and attorney fees. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand with directions.
In 1975, wife became the beneficiary of an irrevocable nondiscretionary trust established by her father. The parties do not dispute that the trust is wife’s separate property. The trust income was distributed to wife diming the marriage, and a portion of that income was used as a…
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