Crossland v. Crossland

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• finding that, because the family court did not have sufficient evidence to base a determination of the wife's earning potential for purposes of awarding alimony, it properly refused to engage in speculation
• explaining that though there is no recognized presumption in favor of a fifty-fifty division, an equal division of marital property is an appropriate starting point for a family court in dividing the estate of a long-term marriage
• discussing social security benefits a spouse is actually receiving as opposed to “future, yet-unclaimed social security benefits”
• noting a fifty-fifty split is the proper starting point in dividing the marital estate
• “Formulaic principles and bright-line rules will only hinder the ability of family court judges to reach an equitable result in this individualized, fact-intensive area of law.”
• \An award of alimony rests within the sound discretion of the family court and will not be disturbed absent an abuse of discretion.\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).