Waters v. Waters

Thompson, Justice.

We granted an application for discretionary appeal in this divorce case pursuant to the Family Law Pilot Project.1 Finding no error, we affirm the judgment entered below.

Husband and wife are native New Zealanders who lived in Georgia. They were married in 1984. Together, husband and wife owned and operated a home improvement business through which they purchased, renovated and sold (or rented) real estate.

Wife returned to New Zealand in 2001 and, shortly thereafter, informed husband that she met someone else and no longer wished to be married. Husband filed this suit for…