Loutts v Loutts, 298 Mich App 21(2012)
Sep 20, 2012OUTCOME: Remanded back to trial court. The Court of Appeals stated that there is no bright-line rule but courts must employ a case-by-case approach to determine if the "double-dipping" will achieve a just and reasonable outcome.
An appeal regarding the issue of the "double dip" problem in spousal support awards after a business valuation. Does a business owner who has already paid 1/2 of the value of his/her business to the fo ... rmer spouse also have to pay again on those same projected future business profits in a court ordered spousal support award?