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During 1987, Larry purchased a 1977 Excaliber for $25,060.13
Frank and Katherine paid for the birthing costs of Sylvia’s
daughter, Nicole. Respondent estimated those costs to be $2,500.
Sometime during the years in issue, Frank and Katherine’s
daughter Janie was married to Miller Johnson (Miller). Janie
suspected that Miller stole property from her safe deposit box.
During 1990, Janie and Frank hired a private investigator, Denis
Dayle (Dayle), to help recover the stolen property and to hide
Janie and her children from Miller. Shortly before they hired
Dayle, Miller had hired Dayle to find Janie and her children.
Dayle decided to keep Miller as a client while at the same time
he worked for Janie and Frank. Frank paid Dayle $7,000 in 1990
for his services.
E. Cash Hoard
Katherine was the eldest child of Edward Peter Stanton
(Edward) and Mary Stephens Stanton (Mary). In addition to
Katherine, Edward and Mary had nine other children, including a
daughter Tina Stanton Ephraim (Tina), and sons Joe Mills14 (Joe),
13 That acquisition is not reflected on Frank and
Katherine’s or Larry’s source and application of funds analyses
for 1987. See infra Apps. A and F. The parties do not explain
why it was omitted as an application of funds for that year. We
have made no adjustment for this item in our findings regarding
unreported income since it was not identified as an item in
dispute.
14 Joe actually was Edward’s stepson. It is not clear from
the record whether Katherine, Tina, and their sister Margie
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