Gravenstine v. Gravenstine

ALPERT, Judge.

Over 200 years ago Benjamin Franklin observed that “[wjhere there’s marriage without love, there will be love without marriage.” 1 Having experienced the former, appellant sought and temporarily found the latter. The affair begat divorce. Divorce begat a squabble over “marital property.” Resolution of the squabble begat this appeal.

The Facts

This childless marriage commenced on December 28,1973. Charles Gravenstine, appellant, is a minister employed by a District of Columbia university as a supervisor of pastoral ministry. He also conducts an independent practice as a marriage…