Wolford v. Wolford

BAKES, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff/appellant sued defendant/respondent, requesting a divorce and division of assets. The magistrate, J. William Hart, granted the divorce and divided the community assets, and awarded one-third of the value of defendant’s major separate property asset, his stock in CommTek, Inc., to the community, finding that one-third of CommTek’s increase in value was due to community efforts. On appeal, the district court generally affirmed the magistrate’s findings of fact and the divorce; however, it reversed the magistrate’s award of one-third of the value of the husband’s…