Legaux-Barrow v. Barrow

|il respectfully dissent from the majority’s opinion. While the purpose of LSA-9:2801 is to effect an equitable distribution of community assets and liabilities, and recognizing that the trial judge has vast discretion in carrying out this duty, I find that the trial court abused that discretion in awarding the former community home to Mrs. Barrow and his pension to Mr. Barrow. Given the vastly different character of the assets, I find that the partition is not equitable.

Given the difference in the character of the assets (the home and the pension) and the length of time before the pension…