AC40008, AC40047 - Kirwan v. Kirwan ("In these
consolidated appeals arising out of a marital dissolution action, we must determine,
inter alia, whether an arbitrator's factual finding regarding the gross income
of a party, which was made in the course of determining alimony and the equitable
distribution of marital assets, is binding on the court with respect to its subsequent
adjudication of child support, an issue that was statutorily and contractually excluded
from the arbitration. We conclude that it was proper for the trial court to
make its own independent findings regarding gross income, unfettered by the
previous findings of the arbitrator.")