Matter of Marriage of Steinbrenner

Wife appeals from a dissolution decree. She contends that the trial court erred (1) in reducing the value of husband’s retirement accounts 40 percent to reflect future tax consequences, (2) in underestimating the value of the “good will” in his medical practice and (3) in failing to award her $750 monthly permanent spousal support.

The parties were married 16 years. Husband, age 41, is a physician who practices alone in Grants Pass. The parties’ income was substantially attributable to his earnings. Wife contends that his gross annual income was $94,227 in 1978, $109,936 in 1979 and $120,676…