Marriage of Furrh CA4/1

I.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. Assets Held at the Time of Marriage

Frick and Furrh were married on September 30, 1995, and separated on

November 16, 2007. At the time of their marriage, Frick and Furrh were near retirement

age and both had separate property assets. Furrh's wealth was primarily held in the form

Unless otherwise indicated, all further statutory references are to the Family Code.

2 of real estate, which included his residence and several income-producing rental

properties. Frick's wealth was primarily held in the form of money, securities and three

real properties. Frick had inherited much of her wealth shortly before marriage after the

passing of her parents and her aunt and uncle.2 According to the analysis of available

documentation conducted by Frick's expert witness accountant, John R. Cooper, Frick

had liquid assets at the date of marriage (including securities) in the amount of

$2,888,178. Furrh's liquid assets at the date of marriage were $227,689.

In 1996, the parties combined many of their liquid assets into a single brokerage

account held at Jack White & Co. ("the Jack White account"), which the…