Court Opinion

ID: 9756886
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-28 22:06:16.890531+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:28:32.607687
License: Public Domain

ZAPPALA, Justice,
concurring.
I join the majority opinion but write separately to clarify my position regarding a statement made in the opinion. On page 6 of the majority opinion, this Court states: “Thus any waiver by appellant of his right to equitable distribution of marital property does not affect whatever rights he may have to the Exeter Township property.” (emphasis added) Because the increased value in the Exeter Township property may be marital property under the Divorce Code, it is possible that the appellant has waived his interest in that property to the extent of the increased value of the property by his failure to pursue that interest in the divorce action. Therefore, any waiver by appellant of his rights under equitable distribution under the Divorce Code may or may not affect his right to the Exeter Township property in his partition action.1 On remand, the trial court will have to determine the value of the property prior to marriage and the increased value of the property attributable to the marital relationship. At that point, the trial court will then be capable of adjudicating the parties’ rights in the Exeter Township property.