Matter of Marriage of Powell

The issues in this marital dissolution case are whether the trial court erred in its division of certain unvested stock options and whether its spousal support award to wife was just and equitable. On appeal, wife challenges the spousal support and property awards as inadequate. On cross-appeal, husband challenges the spousal support award as excessive. We remand for modification of the spousal support award and otherwise affirm.

The parties were married for 23 years and have three children. At the time of trial, husband was 51 and wife was 46 years old. For the past 20 years, wife has not…