In re the Marriage of Headington

This is a dissolution of marriage case. The only issue is the division of property.1

Husband and wife met in 1967 when he was 41 and she was 24. Each had two children by prior marriages. The nature of their relationship between 1967 and 1973, when they married, is not very clear on the record. He claims that it was predominantly of a business nature. When they met, he was a merchant seaman and was away from his Seattle home eight to nine months each year. She was employed at a hotel in Portland. He expressed complaints about his difficulty in renting and protecting his house while he was away.…