In re Marriage of Guerra

After a bench trial, the court found that certain property purchased by the husband during the marriage was marital property and awarded some of that property to the wife. The husband appeals this award and the award of the wife’s maintenance. We reverse.

On February 25, 1985, John Guerra (John) and Barbara Guerra (Barbara) were divorced. This was John’s fourth marriage, and it was Barbara’s second marriage. The parties had been married less than nine years. John had four children by his previous marriages; Barbara had five children. The parties’ current marriage produced one child, Nicola,…