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HOWARD C. FRITZ v. JULIANNA M. FRITZ (AC 30167)
Lavine, Beach and Lavery, Js. Argued December 6, 2010--officially released April 12, 2011

(Appeal from Superior Court, judicial district of Stamford-Norwalk, Bozzuto, J.) Samuel V. Schoonmaker IV, with whom, on the brief, was Wendy Dunne DiChristina, for the appellant (plaintiff). George J. Markley, for the appellee (defendant).

Opinion

LAVERY, J. The plaintiff, Howard C. Fritz, appeals from the judgment of the trial court dissolving his marriage to the defendant, Julianna M. Fritz. The plaintiff takes issue with the court's financial orders and awards, claiming that the court (1) improperly awarded him nonmodifiable, time limited periodic alimony and (2) made erroneous assumptions about his contributions to the parties' home equity line of credit.1 We affirm the judgment of the trial court. The following facts and procedural history are relevant to our resolution of the plaintiff's claims on appeal. The parties were married on May 29, 1994, and their only child was born on June 22, 1995. The plaintiff commenced the underlying divorce action on April 6, 2006. The parties continued to reside together until November 16, 2006, when the court granted the defendant's motion for exclusive possession of the marital residence located at 168 Westport Road in Wilton. Shortly thereafter, the plaintiff moved into the parties' rental property located at 1179

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