Jones v. Jones

OPINION OF THE COURT

William Rigler, J.

This case is a good example of how even when a matrimonial action may not involve an unusually large amount of assets, the issues of equitable distribution may be complex. The courts are being asked to undertake the task of unraveling a couple’s development of equity over the course of a marriage and then put the pieces back together in separate but equitable fashion. It is often not an easy undertaking. Upon review of the facts, plaintiff was granted a judgment of divorce on the grounds of the constructive abandonment of her by defendant. Plaintiff’s…