Rivier v. Rivier

In this matter Elna L. Rivier, the plaintiff, was awarded a divorce from Joseph W. Rivier. The decree made a division between the parties of all real and personal property owned by them. It is from the property division, alone, that Mrs. Rivier appeals.

The Riviers were married in the fall of 1950. Mrs. Rivier has been previously married and widowed. She had two small boys.

She brought to her marriage with the defendant in 1950 personal and real property which she values at approximately $12,000. Defendant’s capital contribution to the union at that time was about $2,000. Subsequently, there…