In Re the Marriage of Lee

Donald R. Lee and Pauline S. Lee appeal from an August 24,1990, amended final decree of dissolution entered by the District Court of the Thirteenth Judicial District, Yellowstone County, Montana. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

The parties present the following issues:

1. Did the District Court abuse its discretion by failing to consider tax consequences of the marital distribution?

2. Did the District Court abuse its discretion by failing to award interest on deferred cash payments to the wife?

The thirty-nine year marriage of Pauline S. Lee and Donald R. Lee was dissolved on August 24,…