Legal Opinion
DeWitt v. DeWitt
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided June 20, 1980No. 78-925PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBablitch, J.
This case presents a question of first impression in Wisconsin; whether a professional educa*46tion, or the increased earning capacity which it confers on the spouse who holds it, may properly be considered as “asset” of a marital estate, subject to division in a divorce action, where the acquisition of the degree is in part attributable to the earnings and efforts of the other spouse.
John R. DeWitt (plaintiff) appeals from a judgment entered November 10, 1978, awarding a divorce to Janice M. DeWitt (defendant) on the grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment pursuant to former ch. 247, Stats.…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Stern v. SternSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1975
- In Re Marriage of GrahamSupreme Court of Colorado · 1978
- In Re the Marriage of HorstmannSupreme Court of Iowa · 1978
- In Re Marriage of AufmuthCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
- Hubbard v. HubbardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Holbrook v. HolbrookCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1981
- Mahoney v. MahoneySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1982
- McGowan v. McGowanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- In Re Marriage of LundbergWisconsin Supreme Court · 1982
- Lesman v. LesmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
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