JOYCE CARR, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT,
v.
H. THOMAS CARR, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.
The Supreme Court of New Jersey.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued March 12, 1990.
Decided July 24, 1990.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
John A. Craner argued the cause for appellant (Craner, Nelson, Satkin & Scheer, attorneys; John A. Craner and Libby E. Sachar, of counsel; John A. Craner and Norman W. Albert, on the brief).
Warren W. Wilentz argued the cause for respondent (Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, attorneys; Noel S. Tonneman, on the briefs).
A letter brief was submitted on behalf of amicus curiae New Jersey State Bar Association (Gerald M. Eisenstat, President, Danielle E. Reid, Chair, Women's Rights Section, and James P. Yudes, Chair, Family Law Section, attorneys; Danielle E. Reid and Susan L. Goldring, on the brief).
A letter joining in the letter brief of amicus curiae New Jersey State Bar Association was submitted on behalf of amicus curiae New Jersey Women Lawyers Association (Jan L. Bernstein, Vice-President, and Joyce A. Howell, Vice-President, attorneys).
The Supreme Court of New Jersey.
The opinion of the Court was delivered by HANDLER, J.
In this case, a wife brought an action for divorce against her husband. Her husband's death before trial effectively terminated the divorce action. The issue arising from the death of the husband during the pendency of the divorce action is whether the wife is entitled either to statutory equitable distribution of the marital assets under the divorce laws or to a statutory...
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