Campbell v. Campbell

WALSH, Justice:

This appeal from the Family Court presents the question of whether the Family Court may open a final judgment awarding property incident to a divorce decree to modify its property award because of the post-judgment change of circumstances in the earning capability of one of the parties. 1 The Family Court invoked such authority under a rule of court which permits the reopening of judgments, and made a reallocation which reduced the wife’s award.. We conclude that the Family Court lacks such authority and we accordingly reverse.

The extensive factual background of this marital…