Collins v. Collins

D ONALD L. CORBIN, Justice.

This is a domestic-relations case involving a dispute over whether funds obtained in conjunction with a setdement under the Federal Employers Liability Act (“FELA”) are marital property for purposes of the marital-distribution statute. Appellant Martha Collins raises the following allegations of error on appeal: (1) the chancellor applied the wrong standard of proof in evaluating the evidence to determine whether the funds were marital property; and (2) the chancellor erred in awarding the entire FELA setdement to Appellee Cornelius Collins. This case was certified…