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Sylvia. Respondent does not explain how that amount was derived
other than by estimation. Petitioners do not explain why they
disagree with that item. The record shows that Sylvia married
Jack Miller during 1987. Although Katherine testified that she
paid for the weddings of her grandchildren, the record does not
show how much she paid for Sylvia’s wedding ceremony or when it
was paid. Furthermore, the record does not reflect what bride
price Jack Miller, through gypsy custom, would have paid to Frank
and Katherine for Sylvia. On the basis of the foregoing, we
conclude that it is not reasonable to include $10,000 wedding
ceremony costs as an application of funds in Frank and
Katherine’s source and application of funds analysis for 1987 or
1989; accordingly, we hold that their applications of funds for
1989 should be reduced by $10,000 to account for this item.
f. Detective Expenses
In the source and application of funds analysis for Frank
and Katherine for 1990, see infra Appendix A, respondent included
as an application of funds $7,000 paid to Dennis Dayle for
detective expenses. We have found that their daughter Janie and
Frank hired Dayle and that Frank paid Dayle $7,000 in 1990.
Petitioners question Dayle’s credibility, but they did not
introduce any proof showing that his testimony was inaccurate.
Although we may question Dayle’s ethics in working for both Janie
and her ex-husband, we do not find Dayle’s testimony regarding
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