Atherton v. Atherton

Appellant David Atherton and appellee Cynthia Hastings (formerly Atherton) were married in 2002 and were divorced by a decree entered on May 24, 2017. On appeal from the divorce decree, David argues that the trial court erred in determining that his business, Gate Operators Plus, Inc. (Gate Operators), has a value of $175,000. David contends that Cynthia presented *760no evidence as to the fair market value of the business and that the trial court's valuation was arbitrary. We affirm.

This case arose after David filed a complaint for divorce on August 8, 2016. Both before and during the marriage…