Marriage of Wolfe v. Wolfe

Petitioner, Lynn Wolfe appeals the December 16,1980 decree of the Fourth Judicial District Court distributing the marital estate of the parties. We vacate the decree and remand this cause for resolution pursuant to the guidelines set forth below.

Lynn and Samuel Wolfe were married on October 17, 1949. They resided on the Colorado ranch belonging to respondent and his family until 1952, when appellant moved to Missoula, Montana. Respondent followed shortly thereafter. The family resided on a ranch and then bought a house in Missoula, prior to purchasing a 5200 acre ranch outside Stevensville,…