Marriage of Molle CA2/4

FACTS

A. Background1 Daniel and Rebecca married in 1985, and soon had two children.2 Rebecca was a homemaker and “soccer mom,” and Daniel worked as an elevator technician. In 1992, Daniel met Kelli Clarke, whom he dated for a period. In 1999, Daniel formed a closely held corporation, Superior Alliance Elevator Corporation (Superior), which maintains, repairs, and upgrades elevators. Daniel held a 75 percent interest in Superior, whose business arose primarily from elevator maintenance contracts. Superior had 10 employers, six or seven of whom were elevator technicians. Aside from acting as Superior’s president, Daniel worked as an elevator technician. In 2008, Daniel began dating Clarke again. After Superior hired Clarke as a consultant, she became Superior’s operations manager. On January 2010, Daniel and Rebecca separated. B. Underlying Action On January 25, 2010, Daniel initiated marital dissolution proceedings. The parties reached agreements on several matters, but were unable to resolve their

Our summary of the background facts relies on findings of the family court not challenged on appeal.

2 disputes regarding the value of the community interest in Superior,…