In Re the Marriage of Mouat

This is an appeal from a dissolution of marriage heard before the Honorable Alfred B. Coate in the Sixteenth Judicial District. The District Court directed the division of the marital estate by issuing findings of fact, conclusions of law, and an order dated November 25, 1986. Appellant, Donald Mouat, appeals the property division of the marital estate. The sole issue presented for review is whether the District Court committed error by failing to make specific findings of fact and conclusions of law considering the elements of Section 40-4-202, MCA, resulting in an abuse of discretion in…