Jesperson v. Jesperson

HALL, Justice:

Defendant appeals from that portion of a decree of divorce which distributed marital property.

The parties were married on March 20, 1973 in Roswell, New Mexico. At the time of the marriage, defendant was 73 years of age, and plaintiff was 68. Defendant entered the marriage with virtually no assets. Plaintiff, at the time of the marriage, owned some furniture, an automobile, and savings in the aggregate amount of $22,500. Plaintiff also owned a mobile home which she had purchased for $17,500 (cash) shortly before the marriage.

At various times during the course of their marriage,…