In re the Marriage of Petkovich

In this dissolution suit, wife appeals the trial court’s property division and the denial of permanent spousal support. Husband cross-appeals, claiming the property awarded wife was excessive. We review de novo, ORS 19.125(3), and affirm.

The parties’ eight year marriage was wife’s third and husband’s first. Wife, age 46, is mentally handicapped as a result of a childhood illness and has an IQ of 76. She possesses second grade reading and arithmetic skills, cannot manage money, is socially immature and needs assistance to function in society. She never has been gainfully employed. With…