Nelson v. Nelson

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• holding that professional degree obtained (continued...) -25- 7421 during the marriage, and it is therefore subject to division according to the factors in AS 25.24.160(a
• holding that while “professional degree is not property subject to division,” spouse’s contributions to increase in earning potential of spouse who earned degree “may justify a favorable award of property to the supporting spouse”
• holding professional degree may not be divided because it is personal to holder and cannot be sold

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

11 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Ogard v. Ogard
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1991-04-05· cited 86×
• Simmons v. Simmons
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1998-03-24· cited 72×
• Richmond v. Richmond
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1989-09-15· cited 60×
• McGowan v. McGowan
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1988-12-30· cited 46×
• In Re the Marriage of Olar
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1987-12-21· cited 37×
• Tybus v. Holland
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1999-10-15· cited 34×
• Sharon Thompson v. Everett Thompson
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2019-11-29· cited 22×
• Leis v. Hustad
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2001-05-18· cited 15×
• Rhodes v. Rhodes
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1988-06-03· cited 14×
• Hilliker v. Hilliker
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1988-06-03· cited 11×
• Lydia May f/k/a Lydia Petersen v. Jon-Marc Petersen
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2025-03-14· cited 1×

Cites

10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Merrill v. Merrill
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1962-02-06· cited 197×
• In Re the Marriage of Washburn
  Washington Supreme Court· 1984-02-16· cited 156×
• In Re Marriage of Graham
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1978-01-09· cited 123×
• In Re Marriage of Sullivan
  California Supreme Court· 1984-12-31· cited 94×
• In Re the Marriage of Horstmann
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1978-03-22· cited 88×
• Schanck v. Schanck
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1986-06-26· cited 56×
• Bussell v. Bussell
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1981-02-20· cited 53×
• Hunt v. Hunt
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1985-04-19· cited 50×
• Lesman v. Lesman
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1982-07-09· cited 34×
• Messina v. Messina
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1978-09-22· cited 25×