Allen v. Allen

OPINION

COMPTON, Justice.

This case addresses whether the superior court properly modified a divorce decree as it relates to property rights.

1. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Sharon Aden obtained a default divorce from Steven Aden on April 16, 1980. The decree contained provisions giving Sharon custody of the couple’s seven-year-old child, child support of $300 per month and certain property.

Steven was not in the state during the pendency of the divorce proceedings but was served with the complaint pursuant to Alaska’s long arm statute 1 through certified mail on January 7, 1980, with return…