Lerch v. Lerch

Fletcher, Chief Justice.

Donald and Barbara Lerch were married in 1994, and divorced in 2004. The Superior Court of Chatham County awarded the marital home to Husband, and, in accordance with the couple’s prenuptial agreement, awarded Wife $100,000. Wife appeals, contending that the trial court erred in its decision to award the home to Husband. Because the trial court failed to properly treat the entire home as marital property, we reverse and remand to the trial court for a new equitable division of property.

During the marriage, the couple lived in a home on Skidaway Island in Savannah,…