In re the Marriage of Fuernsteiner-Perin

In this dissolution of marriage proceeding under ORS chapter 107, husband appeals the trial court’s judgment that provided for an unequal distribution of marital property to husband and wife. On appeal, husband argues that the property division was not “just and proper” under the circumstances and that the trial court should have awarded husband and wife an equal share of the marital assets. We review de novo, ORS 19.415(3), and modify the judgment.

Husband and wife were married for 14 years and have no children together. When the marriage began, wife owned a house in Eugene, which she had…