Massachusetts Appeals Court· 5/21/2004

Brower v. Brower

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61 Mass. App. Ct. 216
808 N.E.2d 836
2004 Mass. App. LEXIS 547

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rejecting husband's argument that wife not entitled to portion of his public pension accrued during marriage, where it was computed based on his three highest years of service that did not occur until after marriage
application of \one size fits all\ rule to different assets obtained in connection with employment can be \impractical and potentially unfair\
for purposes of asset distribution, the judge calculated the value of the husband’s retirement benefit, which was the primary marital asset, at the time of his retirement
dividing assets acquired during period of cohabitation before legal marriage
not an error to award non-employee spouse only 10%
\The ultimate consideration is fairness\

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Judges: Kantrowitz

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