Indiana Court of Appeals· 8/30/2001

Goodman v. Goodman

Citations

754 N.E.2d 595
2001 Ind. App. LEXIS 1499
2001 WL 988355

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holding trial court properly considered statutory factors, including husband’s dissipation of marital assets during the marriage, in awarding wife “nearly the entire marital estate”
stating that “[a] property division under Indiana Code section 31- 15-7-4 . . . cannot exceed the value of marital assets without being considered an improper form of maintenance and an abuse of discretion.”
reviewing division of property for abuse of discretion, we consider only evidence favorable to judgment
explaining Indiana Code section 31-15-10-1(a) authorizes the trial court to award reasonable appellate attorney fees and jurisdiction rests with the trial court to determine if an award of appellate attorney fees is appropriate
“[A]n obligation to be paid in a lump sum … is more likely to be considered a property settlement.”

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Judges: Mathias, Bailey, Baker

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