In Re the Marriage of Day

Wife appeals from a dissolution judgment, contending that the trial court erred in its distribution of the parties’ property and in its award of spousal support and attorney fees. We review de novo, ORS 19.125(3), and modify the judgment solely with respect to the property distribution.

The parties began living together in June 1984, and were married in California on May 4, 1985. During the early years of the marriage, both parties held jobs, but husband’s work as an engineer was the primary source of family income. Wife worked at a yarn store purchased by the parties, which proved…