Washington v. Washington

REINHARD, Judge.

Wife appeals from that portion of a dissolution decree dividing the marital property. We modify and affirm as modified.

Husband and wife were married in November 1958; they separated in September 1977. The case was heard on September 23, 1987, and the dissolution decree, which divided five items of marital property, was entered on December 15, 1987.

The first item of marital property was the marital home, which husband occupied after the parties separated. Evidence of the home’s value ranged from $10,000 to $30,000. The purchase money mortgage was paid in full in 1979; however,…