Dorbin v. Dorbin

OPINION

ANNE KASS, District Court Judge.

These parties were married on July 3, 1976. It was a second marriage for both. It was a rather stormy marriage. They separated for the third and last time and filed for divorce in October 1981.

A trial setting for November 1982 was vacated at husband’s request. In December 1983, a stipulated partial decree was entered in which the divorce was granted and the court retained jurisdiction to resolve money issues. The parties also then stipulated to try the case to a special master, Fletcher Catron. Trial was held on December 22, 1983. On April 4, 1984, the…