Irish v. Irish

Defendant husband appeals from the judgment of divorce and property settlement granted below. Two issues are before us on appeal.

Defendant first contends that the trial court did not make a fair and equitable distribution of the property between the parties. It is well settled that the trial court has wide discretion in dividing the property of the marital estate. Westrate v Westrate, 50 Mich App 673; 213 NW2d 860 (1973), Pinney v Pinney, 47 Mich App 290; 209 NW2d 467 (1973) . While this Court hears appeals in divorce cases de novo, we do not generally revise or modify property settlements…