Dea Dundas, Appellant v. James Dundas, Appellee

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed the trial court’s determination that the parties’ economic separation occurred on October 25, 2012, but reversed the trial court’s order requiring Dea to pay all children’s visitation expenses and remanded the case for further findings on numerous equitable‑distribution, tax, alimony, child‑support credit, and attorney‑fee issues. The Court held that the separation‑date finding was not an abuse of discretion and that the visitation‑expense award was an abuse of discretion. It instructed the lower court to revisit the identified issues on remand.