Brozek v. Brozek

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• in weighing request for alimony, court may take into account all property owned by parties, whether accumulated by joint efforts or acquired by inheritance
• property accumulated and acquired by either spouse during marriage is part of marital estate; exceptions include property spouse acquired before marriage, or by gift or inheritance
• no alimony awarded despite length of marriage and disparity of incomes
• court did not abuse its discretion by declining to award wife alimony; 20-year marriage and disparity of incomes favored award, but marriage did not interrupt wife’s career or education, and no childcare duties hampered wife’s career or educational pursuits after marriage
• court did not abuse its discretion by declining to award wife alimony; 20-year length of marriage and disparity of incomes favored award, but marriage did not interrupt wife’s career -5- or education, and no childcare duties to hamper wife’s career or educational pursuits after marriage

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