Teresa S. McLAREN v. Darren G. McLAREN — Christen, J., dissenting

Summary

Justice Christen dissented from affirming the characterization of Teresa's premarital retirement benefit as marital property. She reasoned that premarital property is presumptively separate and may be invaded only when the superior court makes findings showing that balancing the equities requires it; the superior court made no such findings and merely adopted a valuation based on premarital cohabitation. Justice Christen would have reversed that portion of the decision and remanded for additional findings.