Matter of Marriage of Troffo

Wife appeals from a judgment of dissolution of marriage. ORS 107.105. She argues that the trial court’s property division in the judgment is inequitable. Husband cross-appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in not awarding him one-half of the gains in assets during the marriage. We review de novo, ORS 19.125(3), and modify the judgment to provide for an equal distribution of the marital assets.

At the time of the dissolution, husband was 57 and wife was 36 years old. Husband met wife in 1982. The parties were married in 1988 and separated in 1994. In 1984, husband bought a house in San…