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Appeals court hears dispute over property division on remand in Nagy divorce case
Summary
Counsel in a post‑remand marital‑estate dispute debated whether the trial judge properly attributed real‑estate appreciation to market forces and whether the judge treated the spouses’ disabilities and contributions consistently when reallocating properties and income.
An appellate panel heard argument in the Nagy marital‑estate dispute after the case was remanded for further consideration of property valuation and equitable division.
Petitioner counsel Dana Curhan (for West Nagy) argued the trial judge’s post‑remand findings improperly treated the husband’s disability period differently from the wife’s longer disability, failed to account for rental income that the wife retained when she became property manager, and did not credit the husband for periods when he could not work. Curhan said the judge acknowledged market appreciation but then distributed assets in a way that produced inconsistent treatment of the parties and overlooked income that should have been considered on remand.
Responding counsel Peter Coopersmith, arguing for the wife (Elizabeth Nagy), said the judge complied with the remand instructions: she…
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