In re Bekooy

Husband appeals from a dissolution judgment, claiming that the trial court erred in including in the marital estate an inheritance that he received after the parties had separated. On de novo review, we affirm.

The parties had been married 25 years when wife filed a petition for dissolution on April 10,1990. They did not separate until early December 1990. They have three grown children. Wife is employed as a secretary and earns approximately $27,000 a year. There is some uncertainty as to whether her present employment will continue. Husband is a consulting engineer and earns approximately…