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BACCHETTA v. BACCHETTA

498 Pa. 227 (1982)

445 A.2d 1194

Vincent Louis BACCHETTA v. Lena Troiani BACCHETTA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 26, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Litvin, David C. Becker, West Chester, for appellee.

Raymond T. Cullen, Albert Momjian, Philadelphia, amicus curiae in support of appellant.

Gary R. Block, A. Bruce Niccolo, Arthur A. Moorshead, Devon, for appellant.

Before O'BRIEN, C.J., and ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT and HUTCHINSON, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

This is an action for divorce governed by Pennsylvania's new Divorce Code, Act of April 2, 1980, P.L. 63, § 101 et seq., 23 P.S. § 101 et seq. (Supp. 1981) (effective July 1, 1980). The Court of Common Pleas of Chester County refused the request of appellant Lena Troiani Bacchetta, pursuant to section 401(d) of the Code, for equitable distribution of property acquired before the Code's effective date on the...

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