Solon v. Solon

This dissolution proceeding resulted in a default judgment favorable to the wife. The husband moved to reopen the default. The reopening proceeding and the testimo ny in the default hearing developed the following undisputed facts:

The parties were married in 1962 and at the time of trial were in their early forties. The wife at the time of the remarriage was an air force widow with two children and was supported by a government pension. One child was born to this marriage in 1964.

At the time of the marriage the wife contributed a substantial sum toward the couple’s purchase of a homestead now…