Rosenberg v. Rosenberg

Henry Rosenberg, Jr. (defendant) received family company stock by gift and inheritance, which grew enormously in value while he worked as a top executive; by the time of the couple's divorce after 32 years of marriage, his net worth was about $33 million. Eleanor Rosenberg (plaintiff) never worked outside the home, raising their children, running the household, and supporting his career, while he repeatedly committed adultery over fifteen years and eventually left the marriage. After a lengthy trial, the court found Eleanor had contributed more to the couple's marital property than Henry, but denied her any share of his separately owned stock; it awarded her roughly $1.5 million plus proceeds from the marital home, $275,000 per year in permanent alimony, and substantial attorney's fees. Both parties appealed.