In re Marriage of Schnebly

In this appeal from a dissolution judgment, husband assigns error to the trial court’s award of spousal support. The trial court awarded spousal support to wife of $1,000 per month for four years, $750 per month for two years, and $500 a month for two more years. We review de novo, ORS 19.125(3), and affirm.

The parties were married for 13 years and had lived together for about 18 months before their marriage. There are no children. At the time of trial, husband was 36 years old; wife’s fortieth birthday was two weeks after the trial. When the parties were first married, wife was finishing her…