Shramek v. Shramek

OPINION

Justice SUTTELL, for the Court.

The plaintiff, Daniel J. Shramek, appeals from a Family Court decree distributing the parties’ martial assets and awarding a lump-sum alimony payment to the defendant, Gina M. Shramek. Emphasizing the brevity of the marriage and his wife’s “negligible” contributions, the plaintiff argues that the trial justice awarded the defendant an excessive share of the marital estate. He also asserts that the trial justice erroneously awarded the defendant a lump-sum alimony payment of $60,000.

This case came before the Supreme Court for oral argument pursuant to an…