Supreme Court of Delaware

In a divorce case, modification of a stipulated property division order is affirmed in part and reversed in part where: 1) the trial court properly considered the parties' changed circumstances in deciding to reopen and revise the property division order; but 2) under federal law, husband's Social Security disability benefits may not be transferred or assigned to a former spouse in a property settlement.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/04/2008
• Published 08/04/2008

Judges

• BERGER, Justice:, Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND, BERGER, JACOBS and RIDGELY, Justices, constituting the Court en Banc.

Court

• Supreme Court of Delaware

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Megan Rush Walstrom, Esquire, Rahaim & Saints, Newark, DE, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Christine K. Demsey, Esquire, Wilmington, DE, for Appellee.