In re the Marriage of Mack

Husband appeals from a dissolution judgment. He contends that permanent spousal support should have been awarded and that the division of marital assets was not just and equitable. We agree that spousal support should have been awarded and modify the judgment accordingly.

Husband and wife were married 23 years. Wife, 41, earns approximately $1,950 a month as a lab technician. Husband, 42, is a patient at the Oregon State Hospital. In 1980, he was totally and permanently disabled by an accident. Wife used $11,800 which came to the family on account of the accident to buy automobiles and to pay…