Sometimes Mickey Mouse Marital Property Can Be a Major Source of Conflict

In certain corners of the Internet, grown adults get their kicks by making fun of other grown adults who still have enough innocence that they can enjoy the Disney theme parks instead of just complaining about how much everything costs, how long the wait times for the rides are, and having to share the theme park with unruly children and perplexed foreign tourists. Everyone knows that those Mickey Mouse ice cream bars, the ones that cost more than a gallon of supermarket brand ice cream, taste even sweeter when you pay for them with money you earned with the work of your own hands. How lovely it is to blow your entire paycheck taking your special someone on a date to the Magic Kingdom! Likewise, there is no better consolation after a divorce than walking through Cinderella’s Castle and emerging with a new lease on life. Unfortunately, when two Disney-loving spouses get a divorce, trying to divide the magic is even more painful than trying to divide the types of marital property that your boring peers tend to fight over. If it has become obvious that the Happiest Place on Earth isn’t big enough for you and your ex-spouse, contact a Boca Raton divorce lawyer.

Ex-Husband Sues Ex-Wife Over Misappropriation of Free Disney Tickets

Kenneth was an employee of the Disney theme parks in Orlando, and as a result, one of his job benefits was a certain number of free tickets to the theme parks each year. Any member of Kenneth’s immediate family could use the tickets, so his wife Lisa enjoyed many days of mouse-eared fun thanks to Kenneth’s job perks. After the couple’s divorce became final, Lisa continued to use the tickets, so that they had run out by the time Kenneth tried to use them.

The best solution to this problem would have been to include a clause in the marital settlement agreement (MSA) saying that Kenneth shall keep all the remaining free Disney tickets after the divorce, but Kenneth and Lisa’s MSA was silent on the matter. Therefore, Kenneth sued Lisa in civil court, requesting compensation for the tickets which should not have belonged to her after they got divorced. The question of jurisdiction alone reached the appeals court, and the publicly available documents do not indicate how the matter was resolved.

It is likely that the matter proceeded in civil court, just like a business dispute between former partners, instead of in family court, because Kenneth brought the lawsuit after the divorce became final. If the MSA had mentioned the Disney tickets, he could have petitioned the family court to modify the MSA.

Contact Schwartz | White About Disputes Over Marital Property That Is Only Important to You and Your Ex

A South Florida family law attorney can help you if the most bitterly contested marital property in your divorce case is not something that most people your age would consider vulnerable.  Contact Schwartz | White in Boca Raton, Florida about your case.

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