Marriage of Lundstrom and Scholz

¶1 The Twentieth Judicial District Court, Sanders County, entered a decree dissolving the marriage of Jill Lundstrom and Dieter Scholz and distributing their marital estate. Lundstrom appeals from the distribution of the marital estate.

¶2 The issue presented is whether the District Court erred in distributing the marital estate as a sanction for discovery abuse, without making findings of fact and conclusions of law considering the requirements of §40-4-202, MCA.

¶3 Jill Lundstrom and Dieter Scholz were married in September 2004. Lundstrom petitioned for dissolution of the marriage in March…