Mellon v. Mellon

The marriage of Louie L. Mellon (“Husband”) and Becky Sue Mellon (“Wife”) was dissolved on January 30, 1997. Husband challenges the trial court’s valuation of his share of the marital real property. Because we conclude that the court’s division of property was not an abuse of discretion, we affirm.

Background

Louie L. Mellon and Becky Sue Mellon were married on August 7, 1988. Wife’s mother gave her ten acres of land in 1975. Wife built a home on the property. At the time of the parties’ marriage, the property had an indebtedness of approximately $21,-000.00. After the marriage, Wife agreed to…