Kowalesky v. Kowalesky

Defendant appeals from a 1984 judgment of divorce. She challenges the property valuation, child support award, and child custody provisions of the judgment. We reverse in part.

The parties were married in 1971 while plaintiff was a senior in dental school and defendant was in her last year of a dental hygiene program. Both parties graduated in April, 1972, and plaintiff soon thereafter set up a dental practice in Saginaw. Except for pregnancy leave, defendant worked part-time in plaintiff’s office for most of the marriage.

Plaintiff testified that he and defendant had numerous disagreements…