Chotiner v. Chotiner

OPINION

MATTHEWS,, Justice.

In this divorce case, Andrew Chotiner appeals the superior court’s division of property and award of attorney’s fees. The primary dispute is whether the court erred in treating an annuity worth some $100,000 as marital property rather than as the separate property of Andrew. We reverse, for the reasons that follow.

Andr.ew and Jennifer Chotiner were married on November 1, 1974. Two children were born of the marriage. Andrew filed for divorce on October 19, 1988, and the decree of divorce was granted on September 5, 1990. At the time of trial, Jennifer was forty-three…