Spidle v. Spidle

FLANIGAN, Judge.

This action for dissolution of marriage was instituted in July 1991 by Alva Spidle against his wife Vera Sue Spidle. The parties, who will be referred to by their first names, were married on June 1, 1985, and separated on June 30, 1991. No children were born of the marriage. Vera has two minor children born of a prior marriage. After an evidentiary hearing, the trial court entered its decree which dissolved the marriage and classified and distributed property. Vera appeals.

The principal matter in dispute is the trial court’s classification, as Alva’s separate property, of a…