Pettis v. Pettis

This is an appeal from a divorce decree.

The parties were married in 1969. Two children were born, a boy age 5, and a girl age 3. The wife is age 34 and the husband age 53. The husband is an automobile mechanic operating his own business. His income is approximately $20,000.00 per year. The parties jointly hold title to a home and the business property. The home is approximately valued at $30,000.00 to $40,000.00 with $15,000.00 indebtedness. The business property is valued by the wife at $100,000. The husband invested $16,000.00 to $17,000.00 in the property and thereafter built a building.…