In re the Marriage of Benson

Husband appeals from a dissolution judgment that awarded the marital home to husband but awarded an equalizing judgment for a quarter of the home’s value to wife. He asserts that the trial court erred in concluding that wife had any interest in the house and, consequently, by entering the equalizing judgment in her favor. Reviewing for legal error,1 we conclude that the trial court did not apply the correct legal framework in determining what portion of the home’s value to award to wife, and remand to the trial court to apply the correct legal framework to assess what portion, if any, of the…