Lucy v. Lucy

ERICKSTAD, Chief Justice.

Shirley M. Lucy appeals from a divorce judgment of the district court for Burke County, awarding her alimony, partial attorney fees, and dividing the property. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings.

Shirley and Kenneth L. Lucy were married on October 25, 1957, when Shirley was 19 and Kenneth 24. Shirley is a high school graduate and has completed one year of college. Kenneth’s formal education ended after the ninth grade. During the course of their marriage, the parties accumulated and farmed over thirteen hundred acres of farmland.

The…