Matter of Marriage of Belt

In this dissolution proceeding, both parties appeal from the property division and the amount of child support awarded. In addition, husband assigns error to the court’s failure to order wife to share the cost of one of husband’s expert witnesses, and wife assigns error to the court’s refusal to award her attorney fees and costs, its requiring her to pay half of the fee for one of husband’s expert witnesses and its refusal to order husband to pay all of wife’s expert witness fees.

The parties were married for 15 years and have two teen-age children. By agreement, the decree gives them joint…