DONOVAN v. DONOVAN


494 A.2d 1260 (1985)

Audrey W. DONOVAN, Petitioner Below, Appellant, v. John R. DONOVAN, Respondent Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: June 12, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis B. Ferrara and Kathryn J. Laffey of Ferrara, Lyons & Purzycki, Wilmington, for appellant.

Muriel L. Testa of Aerenson & Balick, Wilmington, for appellee.

Before McNEILLY, HORSEY, and CHRISTIE, JJ.


CHRISTIE, Justice:

In this appeal, the Supreme Court must decide whether it was an abuse of discretion for the Family Court to refuse to treat as a marital asset, to be divided between the former husband and wife, the value of a vested pension, almost all of which had been earned during the marriage and which was soon to be payable (over a period of years, in installments) to the husband.

We hold that it was error...

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