Legal Opinion

Baccanti v. Morton

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided August 13, 2001PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCowin, J.

The husband, George I. Morton, appeals from a judgment of divorce issued by a Probate and Family Court judge. He claims that the judge (1) failed to consider the" requisite factors under G. L. c. 208, § 34, in dividing the marital estate; (2) abused his discretion in dividing premarital assets; and (3) erred in awarding the wife, Toni Baccanti, one-half of the husband’s unvested employee stock options. We transferred the case to this court on our own motion, and we affirm the judgment of the Probate and Family Court judge.

We recite the facts from the judge’s findings and the uncontradicted…

2Cases cited31 opinions

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  4. Bianco v. BiancoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
  5. In Re the Marriage of ShortWashington Supreme Court · 1995

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