In Re Marriage of Thacker

Plaintiff, Vernon Thacker, appeals the distribution of certain property awarded by the circuit court of St. Clair County in his action for dissolution of marriage to defendant, Jo Ann Thacker. We reverse and remand.

Vernon and JoAnn were married in June of 1982 and separated three years later. No children were born of the marriage, although Vernon has two children by prior marriages, one of whom lived with the parties during their marriage. Both Vernon and JoAnn work full time. Prior to the parties’ separation, JoAnn also served as a part-time secretary without compensation, averaging 10 hours…