Terry A. Cartee, Appellant v. Catherine M. Cartee, Appellee

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's 60/40 division of the marital estate, its valuation of the marital gun collection and airplane, and its exclusion of the husband's undisclosed airplane-appraiser testimony. It held that property awarded to account for a spouse's reduced earning capacity or potential education is not rehabilitative alimony when awarded under the equitable-division statute, and that the trial court properly considered the parties' financial circumstances, age, earning capacity, and marital roles. The court also concluded that the gun valuation had an evidentiary basis and that exclusion of the airplane expert was within the trial court's discretion. No separate opinions were issued.