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Utah Supreme Court· 8/15/1988

Noble v. Noble

Citations

  • 761 P.2d 1369
  • 89 Utah Adv. Rep. 3
  • 1988 Utah LEXIS 72
  • 1988 WL 86047

How courts have described this case

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  • recognizing tort claims, which are legal in nature, should remain separate from -dissolution proceedings, which are equitable in nature
  • recognizing tort claims, which are legal in nature, should remain separate from dissolution proceedings, which are equitable in nature
  • holding “[t]ort claims, which are legal in nature, should be kept separate from divorce actions, which are equitable in nature.”
  • reaffirming Lord and noting that “if spouses have tort claims pending against each other which are likely to have a bearing on the outcome of the divorce action, those claims should be resolved prior to the divorce proceedings”
  • where wife had present and future support needs and husband had inability to provide sufficient alimony, it was equitable to award wife premarital property
  • “trial court must make adequate findings and conclusions demonstrating that it has considered [relevant] factors” (emphasis added)

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Judges: Zimmerman, Hall, Howe, Stewart, Durham

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Cites

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