Rostel v. Rostel

OPINION

BURKE, Justice.

Bert and Kathryn Rostel were married in May, 1964. In April, 1978, Bert filed for divorce in Anchorage. Because the parties were unable to agree on a division of the marital property, a non-jury trial was held on February 7, 1979. One month later the court issued a written decision dividing the marital property roughly in half, and granting Kathryn $2,500 for her costs and attorney’s fees. As part of the property division, Bert was awarded all the shares of the Rostel Corporation, valued by the court at $54,000. Bert’s primary contention on appeal concerns this valuation.