In re the Marriage of Bidwell

Husband has petitioned for reconsideration of our opinion in Bidwell and Bidwell, 170 Or App 239, 12 P3d 76 (2000). He reasons that we have departed from the principle that the “sale of a non-divisible marital asset and division of the proceeds is the remedy of choice to be applied in the absence of practical obstacles.” We allow the petition for reconsideration and adhere to our opinion.

The Oregon courts have sought to articulate principles that guide the division of property in dissolution cases. See Haguewood and Haguewood, 292 Or 197, 207-08, 638 P2d 1135 (1981). The cases, however, do…