Biddlecom v. Biddlecom
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Green, J.
This appeal requires us to decide whether certain benefits received as a consequence of early retirement following a divorce are subject to equitable distribution. We hold that absent a specific agreement to the contrary, such benefits are not marital property but are the separate property of the retired spouse.
The parties were married in 1954. Plaintiff commenced this action for divorce in April 1983. A stipulated property settlement was entered on the record on May 11, 1983, which, among other things, awarded plaintiff a portion of defendant’s pension upon his…
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