Marriage of Slayton v. Slayton

Robert Dalon Slayton (husband) appeals that portion of a 1980 Yellowstone County District Court dissolution decree distributing the marital assets and liabilities and requiring him to pay child support. Susan Marie Slayton (wife) cross-appeals, and claims that the trial court erred by not awarding her maintenance which would allow her to continue her college education.

The parties were married on November 6,1968, and had two sons, ages five and three. Before their marriage, the wife attended five quarters of college and then completed an airline attendant course. After their marriage, she…