Elliott v. James

OPINION

I. INTRODUCTION

After filing for divorce from her husband Christopher James, Sharon Elliott learned that James had deceived her about his past marital status and involvement with the law. Elliott then supplemented her complaint to request an annulment based on fraud. Elliott asked the court to award her the couple’s primary asset, a condominium purchased before the marriage and used as the couple’s marital residence, because she claimed that James had taken advantage of her financially. The superior court ruled that an annulment was inappropriate and divided the equity of the…