Marriage of Leslie v. Leslie

Husband appeals from a judgment of dissolution, challenging the trial court’s division of marital property and award of spousal support. We review de novo, ORS 19.125(3), and remand for entry of a modified judgment.

At the time of trial, husband was 55 years old, and wife was 46. The parties were married for 17 years. They have one minor child, a 16-year-old son, who is in wife’s custody.

When the parties met, husband was a physician in the United States Army, and wife was a nurse specializing in intravenous (IV) therapy. Husband left the military in 1978 and set up a private practice in…