Dombrowski v. Noyes-Dombrowski

Opinion

NORCOTT, J.

The sole issue in this appeal is the proper characterization and distribution of the lottery winnings of the defendant, Pamela Noyes-Dombrowski, attendant to a dissolution of marriage action. The defendant appeals 1 from the judgment of the trial court that awarded the plaintiff, Eugene M. Dombrowski, a non-modifiable one half of the defendant’s future lottery payments minus his current salary, and classified that money as alimony for the purpose of allowing the defendant to take a tax deduction for it. On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court improperly: (1)…