Billie G. Jones, Appellant v. Virginia J. Jones, Appellee

Summary

The court upheld the equitable distribution of the marital estate and the award of attorney's fees, but vacated the spousal-support award because the superior court had not made sufficiently specific findings about Virginia Jones's financial needs. It also remanded for consideration of Billie's Subaru equity and post-separation mortgage payments, while rejecting his other challenges to the property division. Chief Justice Rabinowitz, dissenting, would have affirmed the alimony award because the superior court considered the statutory factors and the parties' long marriage, economic disparity, and Virginia's inability to work.