Adams v. Adams
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
778 So. 2d 825 (Ala. Civ. App. 2000)
Relevant factsFree
Annie and Lewis Adams divorced after a 41-year marriage. Annie did not work during the marriage and had no retirement plan of her own. The trial court awarded Lewis the entire retirement account, leaving Annie only a small portion of the marital assets.
IssueFree
Whether it is equitable, in dividing marital property after a long marriage in which one spouse was unemployed, to deny that spouse any share of the other spouse's retirement plan.