Adams v. Adams

[¶ 25] I concur with the opinion written for the Court by Justice Sandstrom.

[¶ 26] I write separately to emphasize that with regard to the interest on the equalization payment, while there is, as the opinion notes at ¶ 19, broad authority to *239provide for the payment of interest on a lump-sum award made to achieve an equitable distribution of .property, the manner of payment of that award is of concern in determining whether or not the total distribution of property is equitable. See, e.g., Tuff v. Tuff, 383 N.W.2d 421, 424 (N.D.1983) (stating a lump-sum payment over a period of ten years with…