Scherer v. Scherer
Annotate this CaseRobert and Betty Scherer obtained a divorce in 2014. The main dispute in the divorce was the inclusion of three businesses in the marital estate. The Supreme Court affirmed in part and reversed and remanded in part, holding that the trial court (1) did not err by including the businesses in the marital estate; (2) abused its discretion in extending the alimony award beyond Robert’s death and by granting the amount of alimony awarded in this case; (3) did not abuse its discretion when it awarded Betty the sum of two million dollars; and (4) erred by granting Betty a divorce on the grounds of extreme cruelty. On remand, the court must consider the property division and alimony together to determine if Betty has demonstrated a need for alimony, and the court must determine whether extreme cruelty existed.
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