Marriage of Mask v. Mask

Wife appeals from a dissolution judgment, assigning error to the amount and duration of the trial court’s award of spousal support. Husband cross-appeals the support award. On de novo review, we modify the award.

At the time of trial, husband, age 52, and wife, age 45, had been married for 24 years. Wife worked during part of the marriage, but stayed home to care for their two children while they were young. She is trained in office administration and is currently employed as a library assistant at Cottage Grove High School and earns about $1,280 per month for the ten-month school year.

Husband…