Brinckerhoff v. Brinckerhoff

¶ 1. Husband appeals from a family court order confirming an arbitration award for distribution of the marital estate and spousal maintenance in a divorce proceeding, and from a related order denying a motion to modify the award. Husband contends the court erred because the arbitrators exceeded their authority, and violated his constitutional rights, by: (1) relying on fault as a basis for dividing the marital estate; (2) awarding spousal maintenance and dividing the property contrary to the terms of the arbitration agreement and the parties’ pleadings; (3) treating the parties’ inheritances…