Alexander v. Alexander

ELLIS, Presiding Judge.

Allen J. Alexander (Husband) appeals from a judgment in the Circuit Court of Livingston County dissolving his marriage to Carol Alexander (Wife). Specifically, Husband challenges a portion of that order finding that Wife was entitled to $12,500 in equity for her contributions to the increased value of the non-marital house in which the couple resided.

Prior to their marriage, Husband executed a revocable trust naming himself as the sole beneficiary. 1 Into this trust, Husband transferred all of his household furniture, furnishings and fixtures; his retail auto parts…