IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION ONE In the Matter of the Marriage of ) No. 79624-1-I ) ARZU KARAALI, ) ) Respondent, ) ) and ) ) ADRIAN ANDRISAN, ) UNPUBLISHED OPINION ) Appellant. ) ) VERELLEN, J. — Arzu Karaali and Adrian Andrisan were married for six years. Andrisan raises several challenges to the court’s property division and maintenance determination following a three-day dissolution trial. Trial courts have broad discretion in both areas, and Andrisan fails to establish an abuse of discretion. Therefore, we affirm. FACTS Karaali and Andrisan married in 2011. They separated in July 2017. Trial occurred in December 2018. The only issues at trial were the division of property and maintenance. No. 79624-1-I/2 Prior to the marriage, “sometime[ ] in 2005, 2006,” Karaali open La Luna Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.1 Karaali took out multiple loans to cover rent and renovations to the gym. Also prior to the marriage, in 2006, Karaali purchased a condominium in Sammamish. She paid the down payment and continued to pay the mortgage through trial. A “couple months after” Karaali and Andrisan married in 2011, Andrisan began helping around the gym.2 Andrisan performed maintenance work and eventually helped with bookkeeping and administrative tasks. In 2015, Karaali established Cerca de La Luna. Cerca was affiliated with the Amateur Athletics Union (AAU) and thereby benefited from the AAU’s 501(c)(3) tax status for the purpose of collecting donations. In December 2016 or January 2017, Karaali and Andrisan purchased a house in Woodinville. They paid the down payment with “some money from the business.”3 Both Karaali and Andrisan testified that Andrisan did work on the house.4 Karaali testified Andrisan purchased the materials on her credit card. Andrisan testified that he purchased the materials on his credit card. Between May 2017 and November 2017, Karaali traveled to Turkey and later, Hawaii. While Karaali was gone, Andrisan fired the head coach, canceled one of La Luna’s after-school programs, and fought with several parents. At trial, 1 Report of Proceedings (RP) (Dec. 12, 2018) at 91. 2 Id. at 103. 3 RP (Dec. 13, 2018) at 182. 4 Id. at 184. 2 No. 79624-1-I/3 Karaali presented evidence that Andrisan took money from the business. Andrisan acknowledged he took around $95,000 from the business. He testified that he returned $36,000 and used $39,000 to pay the mortgages on the Woodinville house and Sammamish condominium. He also testified he used $36,000 on materials to upgrade the house and kept $20,000 for himself. In November 2017, Karaali returned to Seattle. Around that time, Karaali rehired the head coach and pulled $30,000 from the business. She testified she “needed to control the business,” and she used the money to pay the head coach, rent, and her personal expenses.5 On January 31, 2018, after Karaali and Andrisan separated, the court entered temporary orders. Between February 2018 and September 2018, the court ordered Karaali to pay $3,500 per month in spousal support. In September 2018, the court lowered the monthly ...
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