In Re Marriage of Ranniger

The respondent husband appeals the decree dissolving the parties’ marriage. He asserts that the child support, alimony, and attorney fees awards are excessive, and that the trial court should have allowed him to claim at least two of the parties’ four children as dependency exemptions for income tax purposes. The petitioner requests attorney fees on appeal. We affirm as modified.

The petitioner, Maureen A. Ranniger, and the respondent, William W. Ranniger (Bill), were married in 1972. They have four children: Ryan, bom in 1977; Beth, bom in 1980; Michael, bom in 1981; and Katherine, bom in…