Brown v. Brown

George Brown (Husband) appeals the family court’s final divorce decree, arguing the family court improperly (1) divided the marital estate given the short duration of Husband and Julie Brown’s (Wife) marriage, (2) awarded custody of the parties’ minor children to Wife, and (3) ordered Husband to pay a portion of Wife’s attorney’s fees and guardian ad litem (GAL) fees. We affirm.

FACTS/PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Husband and Wife married on January 1, 2003.1 The majority of Husband and Wife’s eight-year marriage was one of long distance. The day after the parties were married, Husband left for military…