Baker v. Baker

I concur, but would summarily affirm the trial court's division of marital property since our review of the exercise of discretion in such cases is meaningless. Iu rejecting the proposition that our dissolution statute requires a 50-50 division of marital property as a starting point, our supreme court has reinstated the pre-Luedke situation in which a trial court's range of choice is virtually limitless and our review little more than pretense. See Luedke v. Luedke (1985) Ind. 487 N.E.2d 133, vacating 476 N.E.2d 853.

IND.CODE 31-1-11.5-11(b) directs a trial court to divide marital property in…