Tucker Meuse v. Whyte

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating contingent remainder interests in a trust are “mere expectancies, comparable to a future inheritance, which are not sufficient property interests to be considered a part of the marital estate” (citation omitted)
• noting with approval the inclusion of the vested remainder interest in the trust in Davidson in the marital estate
• considering which parent \would more likely be able to make appropriate decisions to address the child['s] special needs\
• affirming distribution of husband’s inherited and gifted assets solely to husband
• “the judge’s failure to consider tax consequences . . . was not plainly wrong, because the wife presented no evidence on that subject”
• “The parties’ respective contributions to the marital partnership remain the touchstone of an equitable division of the marital estate.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).