BENDER v. BENDER

(SC 16434)

258 Conn. 733 (2001)

SHARON BENDER v. MARK BENDER

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released December 18, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry T. Pontolillo, for the appellant (defendant).

Joseph R. Galotti, Jr., for the appellee (plaintiff).

Arnold H. Rutkin of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and Sarah S. Oldham of the Connecticut Bar Association Family Law Section filed a joint brief as amicus curiae.

Borden, Norcott, Katz, Vertefeuille and Zarella, Js.


Opinion

BORDEN, J.

The principal issue in this certified appeal is whether, in a dissolution action, unvested pension benefits are property subject to equitable distribution pursuant to General Statutes § 46b-81.1 Following our grant of certification to appeal, the defendant appeals from the judgment of the Appellate Court affirming the judgment of the trial court. The trial...

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