Mistretta v. Mistretta

We are asked to decide whether the trial court erred in deciding to revisit the distribution of property it had ordered in a dissolution case, on the stated ground that a “recessionary economy was totally unforeseen.” Barbara W. Mistretta appeals the order granting Robert G. Mistretta’s verified amended motion for rehearing “(Count One) for a new trial,” and ordering “a rehearing upon all issues.” We reverse and remand.

In the final judgment dissolving the Mis-trettas’ marriage, entered on August 25, 2008, the trial court used October 31, 2007, as the “date for determining value of assets,” §…