Opinion
(3187)
Argued May 10, 1985
Decision released July 9, 1985
Action for the dissolution of a marriage, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Fairfield and tried to the court, Geen, J.; judgment dissolving the marriage and granting certain other relief, from which the plaintiff appealed to this court. No error.
Richard S. Perles, for the appellant (plaintiff).
Judy A. Stevens, with whom, on the brief, was Richard T. Meehan, Sr., for the appellee (defendant).
This appeal arises from a dissolution of marriage action. The trial court rendered a judgment dissolving the marriage and awarded the defendant wife the marital residence provided she execute a note and second mortgage for $10,000 payable to the plaintiff husband on the occurrence of the first of the following events: the defendant wife's death, the closing date if the house is transferred, or on September 15, 1996. In addition, the trial court permitted the defendant wife to retain her vested pension, her savings bonds and stocks, her savings and checking account, and other items of personalty. In addition to the $10,000 note, the trial court permitted the plaintiff husband to retain his ownership in two automobiles, a check for approximately $500 and any personalty presently in his possession or control. The plaintiff husband appealed that judgment.
On appeal, the plaintiff challenges the trial court's assignment of the marital property. Connecticut's appellate courts have repeatedly, evidently to no avail, indicated that the scope of appellate review in domestic relations is limited to determining whether the trial court could reasonably conclude as it did. Thode v. Thode, 190 Conn. 694, 699, 462 A.2d 4 (1983); Sweet v. Sweet, 190 Conn. 657, 664, 462 A.2d 1031 (1983); Carpenter v. Carpenter, 188 Conn. 736, 741-42, 453 A.2d 1151 (1982); Szilagyi v. Szilagyi, 3 Conn. App. 25, 28, 484 A.2d 469 (1984). This court has reviewed the record and finds that the trial court could reasonably conclude as it did.
Two other claims of error were briefed by the plaintiff husband. These claims, however, are not properly before this court since the plaintiff did not include the claims in his preliminary statement of issues as required by Practice Book 3012(a); Bielaska v. Waterford, 196 Conn. 151, 156, 491 A.2d 1071 (1985); Barrett v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc., 2 Conn. App. 530, 536, 480 A.2d 589 (1984).