McClanahan v. McClanahan

Opinion

BAKER, J.

Betty L. McClanahan (wife) appeals from the equitable distribution provision of a decree entered by the Circuit Court of Albemarle County (trial court) on July 21, 1992 that granted Roy Emory McClanahan (husband) a divorce. Wife contends the trial court erred when it classified, as husband’s separate property, the real estate used by husband to purchase land upon which the marital home was established and gave husband a monetary award of $773,900 based upon his contribution to the acquisition of that property.

In all divorce cases in which equitable distribution issues are…