In re the Dissolution of the Marriage of Fery

Appellant-husband seeks review of a dissolution decree contending that the court’s award of child support is excessive, that the division of property between the parties is inequitable, and that an award of attorney fees to wife is invalid.

Husband (age 28) is a self-employed excavation contractor whose annual income fluctuates between $12,000 and $15,000. Although working only part-time as a telephone operator during the last two years of the marriage, wife (age 26) testified that her prior experience at that position would, if necessary, enable her to return to full-time employment at a…