Section 15.42 Manner of Division

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D. (§15.42) Manner of Division

The trial court has a duty to fully dispose of the property of the parties in its decree; in the absence of unusual economic circumstances, it is error to allow title to marital property to remain vested in both parties as tenants in common. Whaley v. Whaley, 805 S.W.2d 681 (Mo. App. E.D. 1990). Similarly, a division that leaves the parties tenants in common of personal property susceptible to division in kind should be avoided. Davis v. Davis, 544 S.W.2d 259 (Mo. App. W.D...