In re the Marriage of Stevenson

Husband appeals from the trial court’s disposition of his claim for a share of wife’s enhanced earning capacity in this marital dissolution action. Former ORS 107.105(1)(f). We review de novo, ORS 19.415(3), and affirm.

The parties were married for approximately 22 years. At the time of their marriage, husband was 24, and wife was a 19-year-old student who had finished two years of college. After the marriage, she attended two additional years of college and, following graduation, became a dental hygienist. Wife worked full time as a dental hygienist until 1982, when the parties’ first child…