Fournier v. Fournier

ARCHIBALD, Justice.

The defendant has appealed 1 from a decision of the Superior Court which granted plaintiff a divorce and subsequently ordered a distribution of the parties’ marital property pursuant to 19 M.R.S.A. § 722-A enacted by P.L.1971, ch. 399, § 2 (effective January 1, 1972). The defendant challenges the validity of § 722-A on the grounds that (1) as applied to property acquired prior to the effective date of the statute, it unconstitutionally impairs her vested rights therein, and (2) it is unconstitutionally vague.

We deny the appeal.

FACTS

The plaintiff and defendant were married…