Summary
In a divorce proceeding, social security benefits may be indirectly considered as an offset, among other factors, in determining the marital estate, the South Dakota Supreme Court has ruled.
The case involved a divorce in which the marital property included the wife's pension benefits, the husband's social security benefits and a $900,000 personal injury award received during the marriage. The award included $106,000 for the wife's loss of consortium.See the full content of this document
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South Dakota Supreme Court Says Social Security Benefits May Be Considered at Divorce
The wife argued that it would be unfair to include the...
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