O'Dell v. O'Dell

The appellant, Michael O’Dell, appeals the dissolution judgment regarding the award to his former wife, Linda Jean O’Dell, of a special equity in his premarital property; the distribution of marital assets; the award to the wife of rehabilitative alimony for five years; and the award to the wife of attorney’s fees.

The parties were married on January 27, 1979, and have one minor child, Kerry Ayn, born October 20, 1979. At the time of the dissolution, the husband was 42 years old, a high school graduate who had taken some junior college courses, but had not obtained a degree, and was in…