In re the Marriage of Babb

Husband appeals the dissolution of marriage decree contending the spouse and child support are excessive, the property division is inequitable and the wife should not have been awarded attorney fees.

The parties, in their early thirties, have been married for 15 years and have one son who was, at the time of trial, 14 years old. They both dropped out of high school to get married and have received little additional formal education. Since the marriage husband has worked for the same steel fabricating company. He started out as a janitor and is now the general manager and an officer of the…