In Re the Marriage of Staudt

Arthur E. Staudt filed a petition for dissolution of marriage which was tried on May 3, 1984. The Stillwater County District Court entered findings of fact and conclusions of law and a judgment on August 6, 1984. Marilyn J. Staudt appeals from this judgment. We affirm.

Arthur and Marilyn Staudt were married on June 8, 1957. They have two sons, born in 1960 and 1962. Arthur graduated with a degree in veterinary medicine in 1960. In 1964, the Staudts built a veterinary clinic in Absarokee, Montana, for $30,000; $10,000 of that sum was received as a gift from Marilyn’s grandmother.

In 1969 the…