In Re the Marriage of Francis

NEUMAN, Justice.

This appeal involves the thorny economic issues surrounding what has come to be called the “advanced degree/divorce decree” 1 dissolution of marriage action.

On the day he was admitted to medical school, appellant Thomas Francis proposed marriage to appellee Diana Mora Francis. Like countless couples before them, they pledged to one another their support and commitment to a shared future. Six years and two children later, however, their marriage is at an end. And while Tom stands at the threshold of his career as a physician specializing in family practice, Diana ponders her…