Harrington v. Mendieta

FLETCHER, Judge.

In this dissolution of marriage action, the former husband, Thomas J. Harrington, appeals from a final judgment which denied his claim for equitable distribution of certain artwork inherited by Raquel Mendieta, the former wife, during the marriage. We affirm.

The former wife’s sister, Ana Mendieta, an artist who died tragically in 1985, left behind artwork valued at approximately $175,000. The artwork was initially inherited by their mother, but when she passed away in 1989, it became the property of the former wife and her brother. At the time of these proceedings, the subject…