Matter of Marriage of Coward

Wife appeals the portion of a decree of dissolution which awarded to husband the family residence pursuant to an antenuptial agreement. Wife further contends the court erred in distribution of certain personal property and in denying her attorney fees.

This was the second marriage for husband and the third for wife. She had the custody of three minor children by a previous marriage. Husband owned the residence prior to the parties’ marriage in 1966. He testified that he desired a prenuptial agreement because he feared losing the home in the event of a subsequent dissolution of the marriage. As…