Matter of Marriage of Burton

Wife appeals from the judgment in this dissolution action. The issues concern property division, spousal support and attorney fees. We modify the property division and otherwise affirm.

Husband and wife cohabited, unmarried and married, for a total of eight years. Although they maintained separate bank accounts, they generally used their income — and, it appears, their credit — for their mutual benefit. Wife took on most of the traditional duties of a housewife, helped to raise husband’s children from his previous marriage and worked outside the home at various jobs during much of the period…