Category: Disposal of Property/Dissipation of Assets

Marriage of Williams

By case-masterDisposal of Property/Dissipation of Assets

Gambling debts are not a dissipation as gambling is legal and is a form of expensive entertainment.

McDavid v. McDavid

By case-masterDisposal of Property/Dissipation of Assets

Poor business decision, in and of themselves, do not warrant a finding of misconduct, absent a finding of bad faith, intent to dispose or the like.

Kittredge v. Kittredge

By case-masterDisposal of Property/Dissipation of Assets

Husband charged with amount of dissipation in the final year of marriage only.

In Re Marriage of Marten

By case-masterDisposal of Property/Dissipation of Assets

Wife credited with extra $60,000 due to money wasted by husband gambling, although both parties gambled. The husband dissipated more than wife and did so in a secretive way, including disposing of several assets without her knowledge.

Budnick v. Budnick

By case-masterDisposal of Property/Dissipation of Assets

Criminal activity constituted waste of marital assets and justified a disproportionate distribution of property in favor of the wife.

Finan v. Finan

By case-masterDisposal of Property/Dissipation of Assets

For a transaction to constitute dissipation of marital assets, it must occur either in contemplation of divorce or while the marriage is in serious jeopardy.