Pfeil v. Lock
Annotate this CaseA couple filed for divorce after two years of marriage. The wife requested that the parties be returned "as much as possible into their re-marital financial status." The husband requested that the superior court "equitably divide all marital property." The superior court granted the divorce and divided the marital property based on a determination that the parties asked the court to apply a modified version of "Rose v. Rose." The court then divided the property based partly on "Rose" and part on equitable division. The husband moved for reconsideration, arguing the court ignored his request, and that the resulting distribution was inequitable. The superior court denied the motion without explanation. On appeal, the Supreme Court concluded that the superior court’s decision was (1) based on the faulty premise that both parties agreed to a Rose property division and (2) not otherwise supported by necessary factual findings. The case was reversed and remanded for a new property division.
Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.