Lawlor v. Lawlor

The issues presented in this divorce case are whether a master may properly consider a spouse’s vested, but undistributed, legacy under a deceased parent’s will in recommending an award of alimony and a division of marital property, and whether the master abused her discretion in recommending that award. Finding no error, we affirm.

The plaintiff, Ann Lawlor, and the defendant, John Lawlor, were married in June 1946. There were four children born of their marriage, all of whom are now adults. After thirty-five years of marriage, the plaintiff filed a libel for divorce based upon irreconcilable…