Cynthia Jill Guy-Thomas, 344 P.3d 782

Wife and Husband married in 2004; no issue from their marriage, but both had children from prior relationships.
They lived together in Casper until 2008; Husband moved to Cheyenne and purchased a Cheyenne home; Wife remained in Casper and bought a separate home in 2010.
Husband filed for divorce in 2012; the only real dispute at trial concerned the division of marital property.
Trial lasted one day with a 45-minute recess for a personal matter; court ultimately issued a bench ruling and a Decree of Divorce allocating assets.
Key property outcomes: Casper house to be sold with proceeds split; Wife could reside briefly; Cheyenne house awarded to Husband with cash to Wife; two rental houses to Husband; various bank accounts split; Wife received retirement assets and 40% of Husband’s retirement; Wife paid portions of student loans; several vehicles and life insurance allocated; Wife awarded $5,000 in attorney fees.
Wife appealed alleging district court bias and an inequitable property division; court affirmed the decree.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Was there district court bias during the divorce trial?	Wife alleges bias due to rushing and limiting fault evidence.	Husband contends no bias; trial conducted properly and evidence was not improperly restricted.	No abuse of discretion; no bias.
Did the district court abuse its discretion in dividing marital property?	Wife claims division was irrational and shockingly inequitable.	Husband argues overall division was just and equitable given circumstances and sources of assets.	No abuse of discretion; overall division was just and equitable.

Contreras v. Carbon Cnty. Sch. Dist. No. 1, 843 P.2d 589 (Wyo. 1992) (evidentiary offers and waiver principles in review)
Grosskopf v. Grosskopf, 677 P.2d 814 (Wyo. 1984) (fault considerations in property division)
Sweat v. Sweat, 72 P.3d 276 (Wyo. 2003) (just and equitable distribution may be unequal)
Stevens v. Stevens, 318 P.3d 802 (Wyo. 2014) (abuse of discretion standard for property division)
Kummerfeld v. Kummerfeld, 309 P.3d 822 (Wyo. 2013) (standard of review for property division; consider sources and equities)
Carlton v. Carlton, 997 P.2d 1028 (Wyo. 2000) (equitable distribution may be unequal)
Paul v. Paul, 616 P.2d 707 (Wyo. 1980) (factors for just and equitable distribution)
TZ Land & Cattle Co. v. Condict, 795 P.2d 1204 (Wyo. 1990) (prejudice and bias considerations in proceedings)
Brown v. Avery, 850 P.2d 612 (Wyo. 1993) (standard of review and bias considerations)
Outback Pipe Haulers v. Case, 171 P.3d 514 (Wyo. 2007) (waiver and appellate review principles)