Farrington v. Farrington

MEMORANDUM OPINION

The court is required to determine whether it may reopen a case to take additional testimony after an oral decision is rendered but before judgment is entered. The court decides that it may and should do so.

I

The court on January 11, 1985 granted the parties a divorce. It also determined their interests in the marital homestead, relying primarily upon the parties’ representations as to the value of the homestead and the costs of renovations to it.

Both parties agreed that the homestead was worth $25,000. They assigned it this value in their sworn financial statements and in…