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reference. At the time the petition was filed, petitioner
resided in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Petitioners were married in October 1981. During 1995, they
resided with their minor child, two other children,5 and a
grandchild in Las Vegas, Nevada. Petitioners filed a joint
Federal income tax return for 1995.
Petitioner attended college for 3 years, majoring in animal
science. While in college, petitioner did not take any courses
in the fields of finance or business. Petitioner became a police
officer and, in approximately 1984, took a position with the Las
Vegas Police Department, where he was employed throughout 1995.
Ms. Braden graduated from high school and attended one
semester of college. During 1995, she maintained petitioners’
household and took care of the children. During the course of
petitioners’ marriage, Ms. Braden was responsible for paying
petitioners’ bills from funds supplied by petitioner and managing
their financial affairs. Petitioner deposited his payroll checks
directly into a joint checking account maintained by petitioners
at Network Federal Credit Union; Ms. Braden used this account to
pay petitioners’ bills.
5The relationship of these children to petitioners does not
appear in the record.
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