In re Marriage of Coote

Husband challenges the distribution of property and the award of spousal support to wife in this dissolution of a 16-year marriage. We review de novo. ORS 19.125(3).

The parties were married in 1974. Husband is a 53-year-old college graduate who appears to be in good health and is an exceptionally talented machinist, builder and inventor, capable of generating an annual income in excess of $45,000. Wife is a 44-year-old high school graduate who has little to offer in the labor market by way of training and experience. She suffers from high blood pressure and a heart condition that prevents her…