Alaska Supreme Court

Errol P. Downs v. Deborah Downs

May 3, 2019440 P.3d 294

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed the superior court’s division of marital property, finding no abuse of discretion in considering Deborah’s and her parents’ contributions, no clear error in the factual finding that Errol could not live independently, and no evidence of judicial bias. The court applied the statutory factors of AS 25.24.160(a)(4) and upheld the lower court’s discretionary judgment.