A.W. Parton v. T.L.B. Parton

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE ALFRED WILLIAM PARTON, JR., § § Petitioner Below, § Appellant, § No. 69, 2000 § v. § Court Below: Family Court § of the State of Delaware in and TERRI LYNN BUTTERS PARTON, § for New Castle County § File No. CN98-09206 Respondent Below, § Appellee. § Submitted: October 11, 2000 Decided: October 20, 2000 Before VEASEY, Chief Justice, WALSH, and STEELE, Justices. ORDER This 20th day of October 2000, upon consideration of the briefs of the parties, the Court concludes that the Family Court s ruling concerning the disposition of marital property involved an exercise of discretion under 13 Del. C. § 1513(a). The Court further concludes that the Family Court s treatment of the alleged dissipation of marital funds by the Wife did not constitute an abuse of that discretion. Accordingly, we affirm. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the decision of the Family Court be, and the same hereby is, AFFIRMED. BY THE COURT: s/Joseph T. Walsh Justice

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