Burgess v. Burgess

OPINION

BURKE, Justice.

This appeal concerns the trial court’s division of the parties’ property in a divorce decree.

Carole and Larry Burgess were married in June, 1969. They lived together in a house on Primrose Street, in Anchorage, until Carole moved out permanently in September, 1980. No children were born of the marriage, but Carole and Larry both have children from previous marriages.

In 1964, Larry and a former spouse bought the Primrose Street house for $28,-499.28. The purchase was made through two notes, a primary note for $27,000 and a side note for $1500. At trial the parties…