Donna DiDonato v. Germano DiDonato

Syllabus

The defendant, Germano DiDonato, appealed the decision pending entry of final judgment in this divorce proceeding. He argued that the trial justice erred in the determination and assignment of marital property and sanctioning him $50,000. Additionally, defendant argued that the trial justice \disfavored\ him and erred in crediting $16,000 to plaintiff Donna DiDonato, for funds defendant withdrew from bank accounts while the divorce proceedings were pending. <br><br>The Court ruled that the trial justice did not abuse her discretion distributing marital property and sanctioning defendant. Moreover, the Court concluded that defendant did not properly present an issue for appellate review with respect to his other arguments. Thus, the Court affirmed the decision of the Family Court.<br><br>