175 W. Va. 694 - Raley v. Raley’s Empirical Analysis

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10 state decisions

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1. “[0]n remand, the trial court must determine the present value of the appellee’s investment or thrift account at the time of the final decree, and award to the appellant an amount which represented the proportion of her economic contribution to the marriage less the amount of alimony paid by the appellee subsequent to the final decree which was based on the court’s misclassification of the distributions from the investment or thrift account as income. If the court finds that it would be inequitable to require lump sum payment of this amount, an award of periodic payments or direction that a portion of future monthly distributions be paid directly to the appellant in satisfaction of this equitable division would be appropriate.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 181 W. Va. 254 - Raley v. Raley

2. “The doctrine of equitable distribution permits a spouse, who has made a material economic contribution toward the acquisition of property which is titled in the name of or under the control of the other spouse, to claim an equitable interest in such property in a proceeding seeking a divorce. Because these are economic contributions, the right to claim such equitable relief is not barred because the party seeking them may be found at fault in the divorce action itself.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Raley v. Raley