Tougas v. Tougas

NAKAYAMA, Justice.

Appellant/Cross-Appellee Raymond Joseph Tougas (Husband) and Appellee/Cross-Appellant Carol Tougas (Wife) appeal the family court’s distribution of the couples’ marital assets pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 580-47 (Supp.1992). Hus band contends that the family court erred: 1) in abiding by the California court’s ruling, which Husband alleges was in direct conflict with the Hawaii court’s prior decision as to the applicability of Wife’s California partnership property to the divorce proceedings; 2) when it utilized Uniform Starting Points (USPs) in contravention…