Legal Opinion

A. I. D. v. P. M. D.

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided November 7, 1979PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HERRMANN, Chief Justice:

In this ancillary action after a decree of divorce, the petitioner-husband appeals from the Family Court’s characterization and division of certain trust income as “marital property” under 13 Del.C. § 1513.1 *941He also disputes the award of attorneys fees to the respondent-wife by the Family Court under 13 Del.C. § 1509(a)(6)2 and 13 Del.C. § 1515.3

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The parties were married in 1966, separated in 1973, and in 1976 the husband filed for divorce. In 1977, the husband’s petition for divorce was dismissed without prejudice but the Court retained jurisdiction to consider the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. J. D. P. v. F. J. H.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1979
  2. Carlsen v. CarlsenSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1977
  3. Husband S. v. Wife S.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1972
  4. Beres v. BeresSuperior Court of Delaware · 1959
  5. Rhein v. Wark & CompanySupreme Court of Delaware · 1961

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Unitrin, Inc. v. American General Corp.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1995
  2. Martin v. MartinArizona Supreme Court · 1988
  3. Frank G.W. v. Carol M.W.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1983
  4. E.E.C. v. E.J.C.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1983
  5. Herron v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998

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