Tucker v. Tucker
Missouri Court of Appeals
806 S.W.2d 758 (Mo. Ct. App. 1991)
Relevant factsFree
The trial court found Donna Tucker (defendant) had a sexual relationship with James's (plaintiff) brother-in-law and, based largely on that infidelity, awarded James virtually all marital assets including full home equity and a washing machine Donna had inherited from her grandmother, without evidence Donna failed to contribute her share to the marriage otherwise.
IssueFree
Whether marital misconduct should affect the distribution of marital property if the misconduct does not change the balance of the purported equal partnership so that the aggrieved spouse must assume more than his or her share of the partnership load.