In Re the Marriage of Gibson

Patricia Ann Gibson (Wife) appeals from a judgment of the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District. That judgment concluded that interest on $7,500 due from Harley Ross Gibson (Husband) to Wife should accrue from March 7, 1983, the date of the judgment. It ordered that each party bear his or her own attorney fees. We reverse the judgment of the District Court.

The following issues are presented on appeal:

1. Can a property settlement agreement, incorporated into a dissolution decree, be modified by oral agreement?

2. Was there substantial evidence to support the District Court’s finding…