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Date: 09-05-2024
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Guy Morrison, III v. Tami Hinson-Morrison
Case Number: 2024 WY 96
Judge: Matthew F.G. Casstano
Court: District Court, Campbell County, Wyoming
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Description:
Gillette, Wyoming family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce.
After they married, Husband formed three oil and gas companies, the Gas Max, LLC (Gas Max); Vertical Injection Pumping Systems, LLC (VIPS); and Legacy Separators, LLC (Legacy).[1] When Husband formed Legacy in 2012, he transferred a 10% interest in Legacy to Wife, who worked for Legacy part time. Husband made
improvements to the Gillette residence after they married: He built a shop for $60,000, installed a fence for $10,000, and replaced a basement beam for $12,000. In 2012, Wife wrote four checks totaling $100,000 out of a Legacy bank account. She testified she did so because she was concerned Husband was running low on funds and would deplete Legacy's assets. She further testified she eventually returned the funds to Husband by investing the money in VIPS, while Husband testified he knew nothing of the transactions. In 2021, Husband wrote a $137,500 check out of his personal trust account to Wife's company, Golden, to assist in developing lots previously purchased on Decoy Avenue in Gillette (Decoy Avenue lots). At trial, Husband testified he was supposed to be deeded a 50% interest in each of the lots, but never was. According to Wife, the plan to develop the Decoy Avenue lots proved unworkable, but Husband told her to keep the $137,500 as her 10% interest in a settlement Legacy received.
Outcome: Affirmed.
Morrison v. Hinson-Morrison, 2024 WY 96, S-23-0267 (Wyo. Sep 05, 2024)
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