 | 1. Divorce Source: JUDICIAL ESTOPPEL AND EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION
(©1997) The doctrine of judicial estoppel, also known as estoppel by inconsistent positions, basically precludes a party from asserting a position in a legal proceeding that is contrary to a position taken
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         | 2. Divorce Source: COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS
(©1999) The Missouri Court of Appeals reversed, holding that the elements of collateral estoppel were not satisfied here so as to bar the husband from litigating his claim.
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         | 3. Divorce Source: JUDICIAL ESTOPPEL
(©1997) The doctrine of judicial estoppel barred the husband from claiming an interest in business entities contrary to his statements in earlier divorce proceedings, despite his stated intention to share any
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         | 4. Divorce Source: Collateral Estoppel and Awarding Pensions
(©1997) A Michigan appeals court held that collateral estoppel did not bar a trial court from awarding a wife a share of her husbands pension benefits when they divorced for the second time
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         | 5. Divorce Source: RES JUDICATA, COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL, AND EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION
(©1996) This article highlights the surprisingly wide range of scenarios in which res judicata and collateral estoppel may come into play and affect either the division of property or the outcome of some other
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         | 6. Divorce Source: COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL AND EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION
(©1994) Doctrine of collateral estoppel precluded business solely owned by husband from relitigating right to possession of antique car which was awarded to wife in dissolution action
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         | 7. Divorce Source: Cases of Interest: Estoppel
Case law and analysis of divorce cases related to estoppel. Visit Other Cases of Interest
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         | 8. Divorce Source: ORAL STATEMENTS AND EQUITABLE ESTOPPEL
(©1997) Suppose that during marriage one spouse orally promises not to claim a share of the others property in the event of divorce. What effect does such a promise have on equitable distribution when and if
... 48.4%
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         | 9. Divorce Source: JUDICIAL ESTOPPEL - SPOUSE PREVENTED FROM CLAIMING MARITAL
(©1996) The husband was estopped from contending that he had any interest in a farm titled in the wifes name, where he had testified to the contrary in an earlier action by a third-party creditor against him
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         | 10. Divorce Source: VALUATION TESTIMONY AND ESTOPPEL
(©1995) The couple had invested in a recycling machine enterprise during marriage. The husband assigned the investment a $30,000 value six months before trial in response to the wifes first round of discover
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