In Re the Marriage of Welp

McGIVERIN, Chief Justice.

The question here is whether a 1995 dissolution of marriage decree, which divided the parties’ real property assets but, subject to certain guidelines, left division of personal property to be decided by the parties, was a final judgment. A related question is whether a subsequent order in 1997, which more specifically divided the parties’ personal property, extended the time for appeal from provisions of the 1995 decree. The answers determine whether petitioner’s appeal from provisions of the 1995 decree was filed in a timely manner.

We conclude that the 1995 original…