Burnett v. Burnett

*1418Supreme Court awarded the wife title to the marital residence, the remaining balance of the investment account, and the household furnishings and farm equipment. The husband received his checking account, plumbing business and equipment, and a motor boat and trailer. The husband appeals.

We reject the husband’s contention that Supreme Court erred in determining that the settlement funds were marital property. Although the governing statute provides that compensation for personal injury constitutes separate property {see Domestic Relations Law § 236 [B] [1] [d] [2]), here, Supreme Court noted…