Graziano v. Graziano

After a contested hearing the plaintiff obtained a divorce in Rutland Superior Court on the ground that the parties had lived separate and apart for six consecutive months, with the resumption of marital relations not reasonably probable. 15 V.S.A. § 551. In ordering a disposition of the property pursuant to 15 V.S.A. § 751, the trial court awarded about 60 % of the property to the plaintiff, and about 40% to the defendant. The plaintiff appeals, asserting that the trial court abused its discretion concerning this division in that the plaintiff should have been awarded all of the equity in…