Meyer v. Meyer

I dissent for the reasons expressed in my Concurring and Dissenting Opinion in Gordon v. Gordon, 545 Pa. 391, 681 A.2d 732 (1996). In my view, early retirement inducements accepted by an employee-spouse after separation should not be considered marital property where such inducements did not exist prior to the parties’ separation. Because the early retirement inducement at issue here unquestionably did not exist during the period when the parties were married, I would reverse the Superior Court.

As I noted in Gordon, the crucial factor in determining whether a benefit should be deemed marital…