In re the Marriage of Kroker

Wife appeals from a judgment of dissolution awarding her $1,500 per month indefinite spousal support. She argues that the trial court should have awarded her one-half of husband’s gross monthly income because she “needs a sum of money equal to what Husband has ‘to achieve an economic standard of living not overly disproportionate to that enjoyed during the marriage[.]’ ” We review de novo, ORS 107.405 (1997), and affirm.

Husband and wife married in 1965. In 1997, husband petitioned for dissolution of marriage. Husband is in good health and works as a head millwright for Willamette Industries.…