Grotelueschen v. Grotelueschen

Both parties appeal of right from a judgment of divorce entered October 8, 1981, granting plaintiff husband a divorce on his complaint filed July 11, 1979. The issues involved on appeal pertain to the propriety of the grant of divorce and to the equity of the division of the marital estate.

The parties were married December 12, 1945, and separated some 32 years later in 1977. At the time of trial, plaintiff was 60 years of age and defendant was 58. Two children were born of the marriage, one of whom, Martha, died in 1977, and the other, Nancy, age 30, with whom defendant lives and helps bring…