Fuentes v. Fuentes

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Felipe Fuentes (“Felipe” or “Appellant”) appeals the method used by the Territorial Court in dividing his pension benefits as part of his divorce from Ayres Fuentes (“Ayres” or “Appellee”). The singular issue presented on appeal is:

Whether the trial court erred in determining that pension benefits accruing up to the date of the final divorce decree constituted marital property subject to equitable distribution, where the couple was separated for six years prior to the divorce. 1

Unlike the date of separation, which may be subject to dispute under the specific facts of each…