Edwards v. Edwards

This is an appeal in a proceeding for dissolution of a marriage. The trial court dissolved the marriage and divided the property of the parties. The petitioner has appealed and contends the trial court erred in failing to award a larger share of the property to him.

The parties were married in 1970. The petitioner was then employed as a tax accountant in Kansas City, Missouri. The respondent was employed as a secretary by a real estate company. About 1 month after the marriage the parties moved to a 560-acre farm near Litchfield, Nebraska. The respondent’s parents were purchasing the farm on…