In Re the Marriage of Pothast

HAYDEN, Judge.

Lynne and Douglas Pothast were married in 1986. The marriage was the first for Lynne and the second for Douglas. They have one child, Jed, born on September 17, 1989. Lynne has a high school education and obtained her LPN degree in 1977. She has worked at the Iowa Veterans home in Mar-shalltown since 1980. Lynne earns a net monthly income of $1700 plus $110 per month working for her union. Douglas has a college education and worked for Fisher Controls in Marshalltown from 1974 until his termination in February 1993.

Lynne brought several items of property into the marriage,…