Opinion ID: 2520463
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: Maule and equipment

Text: Ernest claims the Maule is non-marital property because he is the registered owner. Ernest testified that he acquired the plane in 1988 or 1989 when the previous owner told him he could have the plane if he would haul it away. Ernest testified that he did not pay anything for the airplane body but that his brother paid for the engine. Ernest also testified that he disassembled the plane to transport it on a boat, and then he rebuilt it. He testified that Judy helped him transport the plane. Judy testified that the couple used the Maule during the marriage. Judy argues that she cared for the children while Ernest repaired the plane. The trial court found that Ernest used marital funds to purchase the engine and repair the plane and deemed it a marital asset, a finding that Ernest disputes. Ernest does not claim that he purchased the Maule before 1986, when the cohabitation period began. Therefore, the superior court properly deemed the airplane marital property because it was purchased during the coverture period, commencing at the start of the parties' cohabitation.