In re the Marriage of Barnhart

Husband appeals from a dissolution judgment challenging the amount and duration of spousal support awarded by the trial court. We review de novo, ORS 19.415(3), and modify the judgment.

The parties were married in 1987 and had one child, who was seven years old at the time of trial. Husband and wife, both in their mid-thirties at the time of trial, have degrees from the University of Oregon. After graduation from college, wife worked for five years, earning $30,000 per year, and, in 1990, quit working when the parties’ child was bom. Wife has since returned to work as a real estate agent and…