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FINDINGS OF FACT
Some of the facts have been stipulated and are so found
except as stated herein.
Petitioner resided in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, when she
filed the petitions.
Petitioner was born in Australia in 1937. Mr. Korchak was
born in Czechoslovakia in 1934. In 1939, Mr. Korchak moved with
his family to the Netherlands. In 1952, Mr. Korchak moved with
his family to Australia, where he met petitioner. In 1959,
petitioner and Mr. Korchak married (and remained married as of
the time of the trial) and moved to the United States.
In 1958, petitioner received a B.S. degree in biochemistry
from the University of Melbourne. In 1962, she received a Ph.D.
in physiology from Tufts University. As of the time of the
trial, petitioner had never taken any tax, financial, or account-
ing courses.
In 1957, Mr. Korchak received a B.S. degree in chemical
engineering from the University of Melbourne. In 1964, he
received a Sc.D. in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (MIT). Mr. Korchak audited an economics
class and an accounting class when he was studying at MIT.
During the period 1964 to 1976, petitioner was a full-time
homemaker and mother. From 1976 until 1986, petitioner worked as
a research scientist for New York University (NYU). From 1986
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