Calloway v. Calloway’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “KRS 403.190 does not directly address the nature of a gift from a third party to both spouses, and surprisingly, no Kentucky appellate court has had occasion to address the question. R. Petrilli, Kentucky Family Law, § 24.8, at 300 (1988). Based on the Kentucky legislature’s clear intent that jointly owned property acquired during the marriage be divided upon dissolution in just proportions, we now hold that gifts during marriage from third parties to both spouses shall be treated as marital property upon dissolution. This holding, we believe, is a natural outgrowth of KRS 403.190, and is consistent with both the Uniform Marriage & Divorce Act and the limited number of decisions in other jurisdictions which have addressed the issue. Forsythe v. Forsythe, 558 S.W.2d 675 (Mo.App.1977).”

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

2. “The Kentucky Legislature has established statutory guidelines by which the assets of a married couple are divided upon dissolution of marriage.”); Reeves v. Reeves, Ky.App., 753 S.W.2d 301, 301-302 (1988) (”

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