Myott v. Myott

How courts have described this case

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• holding that amendment to child custody statute after divorce action was filed, but effective prior to the final custody hearing, did not fundamentally change the “best interests” standard and therefore could be applied in pending dispute
• noting that retroactivity is a concern where application of the rule would affect a pre-existing “right, privilege, obligation or liability”
• noting that new statutory requirements that are “solely procedural” can apply retroactively to cases that are pending at the time the new legislation comes into effect
• explaining that distributions of marital property need not be equal, but \must be equitable\
• explaining that distributions of marital property need not be equal, but “must be equitable”
• approving trial court’s award of plaintiffs vested pension benefits to plaintiff while other assets were divided equally between the parties

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