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Date: 08-20-2024
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Megan E. Vassilopoulos v. Kyle E. Vassiopoulos
Case Number: 2024-wy-87
Judge: Jason M. Conder
Court: District Court, Fremont County, Wyoming
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Lander, Wyoming family law lawyers represented Plaintiff and Defendant in a divorce.
[¶3] The parties married in September 2016. During the marriage, they had one child, LJV, born in October 2020. In January 2022, Mother filed a complaint for divorce. After hearing from the parties, the district court entered a temporary custody, visitation, and support order. The court found Mother to be the primary caregiver and she should retain primary physical custody of LJV. It granted Father visitation every weekday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. while Mother worked and every other weekend from Friday to Monday at 5 p.m. The court also ordered telephone/video visitation for both parents, that all communications between the parents be lawful and peaceful, and that they not interfere with each other's parenting time. The court appointed a guardian ad litem.
[¶4] In May 2023, the district court granted Father's motion to bifurcate the proceedings. It first held a three-day bench trial to determine child custody, visitation, and support. The court ordered joint legal custody, Father primary physical custody and decision-making authority, and "extensive" liberal visitation for Mother. The court stated it had calculated both parties' presumptive child support obligations and determined it would deviate from the presumptive child support amount downward to zero.
[¶5] In September, the court held a two-day bench trial to determine how to divide the marital property. Father acquired several businesses before and during the marriage. Mother worked at her family's bank throughout. In its written order, the court found both parties had kept their jobs and finances separate and had agreed to do so at Mother's request. The parties also agreed to share expenses. The court awarded Mother the marital home, a payment from Father for her equitable share of Father's businesses, her vehicle and other personal property, bank accounts, and the shares in her family bank. The court ordered Father to pay the remaining mortgage on the marital home and awarded him his various businesses, his personal vehicle, and the personal property in his possession.
Vassilopoulos v. Vassilopoulos, 2024 WY 87, S-24-0010 (Wyo. Aug 19, 2024)
Outcome:
[¶30] The district court did not abuse its discretion when it granted primary physical custody of LJV to Father and equitably divided the marital property. The court did abuse its discretion when it deviated from the presumptive child support amount without "specifically setting forth fully in the order" its reasons for doing so. We therefore affirm the child custody and property divisions orders, and reverse and remand the district court's child...
Vassilopoulos v. Vassilopoulos, 2024 WY 87, S-24-0010 (Wyo. Aug 19, 2024)
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