Wood v. Collins

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.

This appeal is centered on the superior court’s division of the property of Vernon Collins and Helene Wood following the ter mination of their twelve-year intimate, yet non-matrimonial, relationship.

I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Vernon Collins and Helene Wood are first cousins. In early 1974, when both were married, they became romantically involved with each other. Helene separated from her husband in September 1974 and divorced him in February 1975. In July 1975, Helene moved from Texas to Alaska, but then she returned to Texas in August. Vernon asked her to come…