Parker v. Parker

CLARK, Presiding Judge.

The principal issue in this appeal from a dissolution of marriage decree is whether the trial judge discharged his responsibility under § 452.330.1, RSMo 1986, to divide the parties’ marital property in just proportions. Appellant contends the court abused the discretion invested in it by ordering a forced sale of all assets by the sheriff. We agree and therefore reverse the judgment as to marital property disposition and also as to the dependent issue of maintenance.

Appellant and respondent were married in 1973 and separated in 1985. Two children are affected by the…