Marriage of Kirwan CA4/3

INTRODUCTION

Thomas Kirwan appeals from a partial judgment entered in his divorce from his wife of 10 years, Debra Kirwan.1 Thomas has objected to several features of the judgment, some of which are ready for appellate review and some of which are not. Most of the disagreements Thomas has with the judgment are matters for the exercise of the trial court’s discretion, and, as Thomas has failed to show any abuse of that discretion, we affirm the judgment. To the extent that Thomas wants us to reformulate the wording of the judgment to his satisfaction, we decline to do so. As for those portions of the case over which the trial court reserved jurisdiction, there is no final judgment as to them, and we have no basis on which to review them until they are final.

FACTS

Thomas and Debra were married in November 2000; they separated in May 2011. They have two young children. At the time of separation, Thomas worked for United Bank of Switzerland (UBS) as a financial advisor. He had previously worked for Goldman Sachs and had moved to UBS in 2010. As part of his incentive to move to UBS, the bank offered Thomas a series of “loans” totaling nearly $1 million. These loans were to be “paid…