Marriage of Arneson v. Arneson

This is an appeal and cross-appeal from the terms of a judgment of divorce awarded to the petitioner (Ara Lee) against the respondent (John). The issues involved are: (1) determination of the marital estate; (2) valuation of the marital estate; (3) division of the marital estate; (4) denial of maintenance to Ara Lee, and (5) contribution to Ara Lee’s attorney’s fees relative to proceedings in the trial court and on this appeal.

The parties were married in 1963 when Ara Lee was twenty-four and John was twenty-six. During the marriage, Ara Lee maintained employment, on either a full-time or…