Reineke v. Reineke

[¶ 32] I concur in the majority opinion with the exception of that part holding the trial court abused its discretion when it *851refused to allow the children of the parties to testify as to their preferences and other matters and that part holding the trial court did not err when it failed to award permanent spousal support.

[¶ 33] The majority opinion concludes the trial court abused its discretion by refusing to allow the children to testify “without first assessing whether the children were of sufficient intelligence, understanding, and experience to express a preference.” Competency of a…