Barlow v. Barlow

SCHEB, Judge.

In this appeal from a final judgment of dissolution, the wife raises two issues. We have examined each and find merit in only one.

The wife and the husband, now ages 72 and 76 respectively, were married for 21 years. Their main asset at the time of dissolution was the marital home, which they valued at $40,000. They acquired their homeplace in 1969 and have always held title jointly. Under the final judgment the parties became tenants in common of the homeplace with the wife awarded much of the home’s furniture and exclusive possession of the house until her death, remarriage, or…