Guy v. Guy

Supreme Court of Mississippi

736 So. 2d 1042 (1999)

Relevant factsFree

During their marriage, Robert Guy worked full-time while Audra Guy pursued and obtained a nursing degree; upon divorce, the trial court included the value of Audra's nursing degree as marital property subject to division, and Audra appealed, arguing the degree wasn't marital property at all.

IssueFree

Whether a professional degree obtained by a spouse during a marriage is marital property.

Holding & reasoning

The court resolved the question by applying the controlling rule to the facts and explaining precisely why the outcome followed. Its reasoning ties the doctrine to the record so you can reproduce the analysis on an exam.

Procedural history, concurrence & dissent

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