Summary 2012 WY 127
Summary of Decision September 27, 2012
Justice Voigt delivered the opinion for the Court. Affirmed.
Case Name: DONNA RAY TEEPLES v. NEAL J. TEEPLES
Justice Voigt delivered the opinion for the Court. Affirmed.
Case Name: DONNA RAY TEEPLES v. NEAL J. TEEPLES
Docket Number: S-12-0007
Appeal from the District Court of Sweetwater County, Honorable Nena R. James, Judge.
Representing Appellant: Richard Mathey of Mathey Law Office, Green River, Wyoming.
Representing Appellee: Weston W. Reeves and Anna M. Reeves Olson of Park Street Law Office, Casper, Wyoming.
Date of Decision: September 27, 2012
Facts: Donna Ray Teeples, the appellant, was to receive a cash payment from her
ex-husband, Neal J. Teeples, the appellee, as a result of the division of their marital assets pursuant to a divorce. The appellant claimed that the payment, made with the funds of an S corporation owned jointly prior to the divorce, impermissibly increased her tax liability and was made with funds that were rightfully owed to her as a prior shareholder in the company.
ex-husband, Neal J. Teeples, the appellee, as a result of the division of their marital assets pursuant to a divorce. The appellant claimed that the payment, made with the funds of an S corporation owned jointly prior to the divorce, impermissibly increased her tax liability and was made with funds that were rightfully owed to her as a prior shareholder in the company.
Issues: Did the payment received by the appellant satisfy the terms of the Property Settlement Agreement pursuant to the parties’ divorce?
Holdings: The appellant received a payment from the appellee pursuant to their Property Settlement Agreement following their divorce. The appellee paid the appellant with funds from an S corporation he received in the divorce. The appellant contended that because she had previously been a shareholder in this S corporation, the payment constituted a dividend and impermissibly increased her income tax liability. The Court disagreed. The appellant was taxed properly on income earned by the S corporation due to her previous stake in the company. The distribution did not increase her tax liability. Affirmed.
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