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Facts

• The case involves a petitioner, a self-represented litigant, appealing from a final decree of dissolution of marriage. The appeal encompasses several issues, including custody and visitation of the couple's two minor children, allocation of assets and debts, calculation of income, child support, spousal support, attorney fees, and an assertion of undue hardship due to potential revocation of the petitioner's security clearance.

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Petitioner: Argued against the district court's decisions on custody and visitation, allocation of assets and debts, calculation of income, child support, spousal support, attorney fees, and claimed undue hardship due to potential revocation of security clearance if unable to pay debts.
• Respondent: Submissions by the respondent are inferred from the petitioner's opposition to the district court's rulings, which favored the respondent in matters of custody, asset and debt allocation, and financial obligations.

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court abused its discretion in awarding sole custody to the respondent.
• Whether the district court erred in its valuation and allocation of the marital home and other assets and debts.
• Whether the district court incorrectly calculated the petitioner's income.
• Whether the district court erred in its determination of child support obligations and arrears.
• Whether the district court's decisions on spousal support and attorney fees were appropriate.
• Whether the petitioner's claim of undue hardship due to potential revocation of security clearance was speculative.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's decisions on all issues raised by the petitioner.

Reasons

• The Court of Appeals, consisting of Judges James J. Wechsler, Linda M. Vanzi, and Timothy L. Garcia, provided the following reasons for affirming the district court's decisions:
  Custody and Visitation (Issues 1, 7 & 9): The court found no abuse of discretion in the district court's award of sole custody to the respondent, noting that the district court is the factfinder and is entitled to weigh evidence and credibility of witnesses (para 3).
  Allocation of Assets and Debts (Issues 2, 4, 5, & 15): The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in its valuation of the marital home and the overall equitable division of property and debts, as it is entitled to make factual findings based on evidence presented (paras 5-7).
  Calculation of Income (Issues 10 & 11): The court found no error in the district court's inclusion of a $6000 insurance-related benefit as part of the petitioner's income for support purposes, aligning with statutory definitions of income (para 8).
  Child Support (Issues 3 & 12): The court determined that the district court did not err in its handling of child support obligations and arrears, noting the petitioner was not found to owe any amount for the contested period and that the offset of a portion of the respondent's share of the student loan debt was within the district court's discretion (para 9).
  Spousal Support and Attorney Fees (Issues 6, 8, 14 & 13): The court declined to address these issues further, stating that the petitioner did not provide new legal or factual arguments to persuade them that the district court's analysis was incorrect (para 10).
  Undue Hardship (Issue 16): The court deemed the petitioner's concerns about future job security due to potential debt-related revocation of his security clearance as speculative and not within the court's purview to review (para 11).