In Re the Marriage of Broesder

¶1 Donald W. Broesder appeals the Order issued by the Eighth Judicial District Court, Cascade County, affirming and adopting the Standing Master’s April 13,2016 Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Decree of Dissolution, which dissolved the marriage between Donald and Sandra Broesder. We reverse and remand, addressing the following restated issue:

Did the District Court err by failing to consider the tax consequences of the distribution of the marital estate, resulting in an inequitable distribution?

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶2 Since 1951, Donald has lived and worked on the…