L. R. v. N. G.

In this appeal from an order of the Family Court dividing marital property after divorce, 13 Del.C. § 1513, the significant issue concerns the division of the equity in the family home, which was owned by the parties in a tenancy by the entirety.

The Family Court determined that the property, which had a current value of *35$150,000 subject to a $68,000 mortgage, was a “marital asset” but limited the wife’s share therein to “only 25% of the increase in the value” after it was acquired. The purchase price was $123,000, so the assignment to the wife amounted to $6,750 (25% X the difference between…