MELINDA JAN METZINGER v. RONALD WAYNE METZINGER - Articles

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Posted by: Tanja Trezise on Apr 22, 2014

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1:

Jason R. Creasy, Dyersburg, Tennessee, for the appellant, Ronald Wayne Metzinger

Attorneys 2:

Albert Wade, Jr., Paris, Tennessee, for the appellee, Melinda Jan Metzinger

Judge(s): HIGHERS

This appeal involves the classification and division of Husband’s $66,000.00 personal injury settlement in a divorce proceeding. The trial court classified the settlement as marital property, it deducted $13,400.00 for what it found to be “legitimate expense[s] of the marriage” paid by Husband, and it awarded Wife one-half of the balance, or $26,300.00. We reverse the trial court’s award to Wife.

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