Andreson v. Andreson

We must decide in this contested divorce case whether the trial court abused its discretion in its award of child support and distribution of marital property.

The divorce decree left the appellant without any asset of value and with an ordered child support obligation totaling $150 per week.

The uncontroverted evidence shows that between January 1, 1983, and the date of the merits hearing, August 17, 1983, appellant earned a gross income of $9500 and had monthly operating expenses approximating $1400. There was no finding that the stated expenses were unworthy of belief or unreasonable in…