New York Court of Appeals
Jacklynn N. Price v. Harold Price
December 19, 198669 N.Y.2d 8
Summary
The Court held that under the Equitable Distribution Law, appreciation in value of a spouse's separate property that occurs during the marriage and is attributable in part to the other spouse's contributions as homemaker and parent is marital property subject to equitable distribution. The certified question was answered affirmatively and the Appellate Division's order was affirmed.