In Matter of Marriage of Powell

On appeal in this dissolution of marriage case, husband challenges the trial court’s property distribution and its award of spousal support to wife. In particular, he asserts that the trial court erred in allocating to him the financial responsibility for the majority of the credit card debt incurred by the parties, in awarding wife the marital residence, in treating husband’s half interest in the family cabin as a marital asset, and in awarding wife $750 per month indefinite spousal support. On de novo review, ORS 19.415(3), we modify the amount of spousal support and otherwise affirm.

Husband…