Matter of Marriage of Willey

Wife appeals from the judgment in this dissolution of a five-year marriage. The parties were married in 1990 in South Carolina, where they were both employed by Digital. Their daughter, Sarah, was born in March 1991. In 1991, each was offered, and accepted, a severance package from Digital. Husband then took a job in Oregon with Aero Corporation and moved to start work. He was joined by wife and their daughter about four months later, following the sale of the family home in South Carolina. The couple purchased a home in Northwest Portland and placed their daughter in day care. Wife returned…