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Appreciation in Separately Owned Home Values

By Marcy L. Wachtel and Lori K. Meyer
January 29, 2009

It is apparent from our review of the cases in the last two issues that in the area of appreciated value of separately owned homes, a hard-and-fast “rule of law” does not currently exist. The murkiness inherent in the classification of the appreciation in separately owned marital residences as passive or active, and the spouses' respective direct and indirect contributions results in an ever-shifting, unpredictable landscape, and difficulty both in preparing a case for trial and in formulating and negotiating a settlement.

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