Alaska Supreme Court

Allen W. Heustess, Appellant v. Bonnie J. Kelley-Heustess, Appellee — Winfree, J., Dissenting

August 26, 20112011 Alas. LEXIS 91

Summary

Justice Winfree, dissenting in part, would hold that Bonnie's reimbursement claim for child-rearing expenses incurred without an existing child-support order belongs to Bonnie, not the child, and is therefore subject to the ten-year limitations period. He concluded that tolling the limitations period during the child's minority improperly extended precedent and created inconsistency with waiver principles. Justice Fabe, concurring in part and dissenting in part, would affirm the unequal property distribution and enhanced attorney-fee award without remand for additional findings.