Harris f/n/a Snelgrove v. Snelgrove

Wife was granted an appeal from the superior court's denial of her motion for new trial, as amended, following its entry of a final judgment and decree of divorce and order of custody (decree). Wife appealed the decree's awards of custody, child support, and equitable division on the basis that the evidence at trial did not support them. The court held that, contrary to wife's contention, the court did not terminate her cross-examination of the guardian ad litem. The court also held that there was ample evidence to support an award of custody to the grandparents based on the best interest of their grandson. Although the court found wife's exact amount of income difficult to discern, it determined from all relevant circumstances, including her expenses and the fact that husband did not work when he lived in the home, that she must have had a minimum income of $5,000 a month and was capable of earning substantially more than that. Finally, there was no merit to wife's remaining complaint that the superior court erred by ordering her to pay $20,000 to husband as an equitable division of property. Accordingly, the judgment was affirmed.