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separation, (1) Mr. Gordon and Ms. Gordon had a trusting rela-
tionship; (2) they communicated openly with each other concerning
personal and certain professional matters; (3) they did not
conceal assets or losses from each other; (4) Ms. Gordon was
aware that Mr. Gordon's business involved trading options and
securities and was extremely volatile; (5) Ms. Gordon generally
knew whether Mr. Gordon had a successful or an unsuccessful
trading day; and (6) Ms. Gordon knew about Mr. Gordon's job
changes and was at times consulted by him as a sounding board for
his career moves.
Ms. Gordon was aware that Mr. Gordon suffered a major
trading loss for 1986.
During 1986 through 1990, the Gordons had a comfortable,
upper-middle class lifestyle that was fully consistent with their
lifestyle prior to 1986. By way of illustration of their life-
style during their marriage, (1) the Gordons (a) were charter
members of the Old Westbury Golf & Country Club located in Long
Island, New York, for which they paid annual dues of approxi-
mately $10,000, (b) took at least one annual family vacation that
cost approximately $4,000, and (c) owned various automobiles,
including a Porsche, a Mercedes Benz 500 SEL, a Chrysler, a
Cadillac, and a Ford Taurus; and (2) Ms. Gordon (a) regularly
took spa vacations that cost between $1,700 to $2,500 per trip
and (b) owned five fur coats, one of which, a mink coat, she
purchased during 1988 for approximately $8,000 and for which Mr.
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