In re the Marriage of Spurgeon

Husband appeals from a dissolution judgment. He argues that the trial court erred in awarding custody of the parties’ three children to wife and in refusing to award him temporary spousal support, costs and attorney fees. On de novo review, we modify the judgment.

The parties were married in 1981. At the time of trial, husband was 30 and wife was 29. They have three children, ages 14, 7 and 3. Shortly after they were married, the parties moved to Kansas. Husband was the director of a technical college and earned approximately $24,000 per year. Wife worked as a traffic engineer systems analyst…