Olson v. Olson

HALL, Chief Justice:

Linda M. Olson, plaintiff, appeals from the property distribution and alimony provisions of a decree of divorce. She contends the trial court erred in awarding an insufficient amount of alimony, in ordering that alimony terminate after two years, and in failing to treat defendant’s earning capacity as an asset in dividing the marital property. We reject the contentions regarding the property division and the amount of alimony, but hold that the trial court abused its discretion in failing to award permanent alimony. Thus, we modify the decree to provide for permanent…