West Virginia Supreme Court reverses $31,054 divorce payout tied to rise in value of house bought before marriage; wife remains entitled to a share of mortgage principal reduction
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court decision that ordered a man to pay his former wife $31,054 for the increase in market value of a home he bought before their marriage. The decision, in the case of Shawn H. v. Elise H., makes clear that any increase in the…