In Re the Marriage of Bell

Dorothy Bell appeals the property division ordered by the Yellowstone County District Court in this divorce action. The issues on appeal are (1) whether the District Court abused its discretion in dividing the marital estate between the parties, and (2) whether the District Court erred in denying wife’s motion for new trial. We affirm.

In March, 1984, after almost thirty-one years of marriage, Donald Bell (respondent) petitioned for the dissolution of his marriage to appellant. Respondent is a farmer working a relatively small, highly encumbered farm. During the marriage, appellant took care…