In Re the Marriage of Gebhardt

LeRoy Gebhardt (LeRoy) appeals from a Decree of Dissolution entered in the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District, Missoula County, Montana, the Honorable James B. Wheelis presiding. We affirm in part, reverse in part and remand.

LeRoy and Sharon Gebhardt (Sharon) were married on October 7, 1967, in Seattle, Washington. LeRoy completed his Ph.D in Mechanical Civil Engineering shortly before the marriage of the parties. Sharon’s education consisted of two years of college and a two-year X-ray technology course. Immediately after the marriage, the parties moved to California where LeRoy…