Nelson v. Nelson

Sammy Nelson appeals a final judgment of dissolution contending that the trial court erred in awarding Katherine Nelson, appellee/cross-appellant, one-half of the amount by which the parties’ jointly owned retirement account increased in value during the marriage. We affirm. See § 61.076(1), Fla. Stat. (1997). Katherine Nelson cross-appeals, contending that the trial court erred in determining that the initial $30,000 investment establishing that retirement account, which Sammy Nelson received as an inheritance from his mother, did not constitute a marital asset. We find the trial court’s…