In Re Marriage of Youngs

The husband appeals an order of custody and division of marital property made by the Silver Bow County District Court.

The parties were married in 1981 and upon petition of the wife divorced in 1984. Ann Youngs requested custody of the two minor children, aged thirty months and eighteen months at the time of trial. The husband, Steve Youngs, cross-petitioned for custody of the children and for all the property acquired during the marriage.

The District Court, after a hearing held March 9, 1984, dissolved the marriage, awarded custody of the children to the mother, ordered Steve Youngs to pay…