Opinion ID: 1159233
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: the community residence

Text: The district court determined that husband had a separate property lien of $9,600.00 in the community residence ($6,000.00 down payment plus proportionate appreciation). Husband argues that the district court erroneously undervalued his separate property, which is actually $15,000.00. We agree. There is substantial evidence in the record to support the district court's finding that husband was able to trace his separate property to the $6,000.00 purchase price of the land on which the parties' community residence was later built. However, the uncontradicted evidence presented at trial is that the land value is now $15,000.00. There is no evidence to support the district court's determination of another amount, and the district court did not explain in its finding how it reached a different value. A finding not supported by substantial evidence may not be sustained on appeal. Cruttenden v. Mantura, 97 N.M. 432, 640 P.2d 932 (1982); Getz v. Equitable Life Assur. Soc. of U.S., 90 N.M. 195, 561 P.2d 468, cert. denied, 434 U.S. 834, 98 S.Ct. 121, 54 L.Ed.2d 95 (1977). Therefore, we determine that husband is entitled to the $15,000.00 value of his separate property interest in the land, which is uncontradicted in the record.