In Re the Marriage of Porter

The husband, Thomas Michael Porter (Tom), appeals from the property distributed to the parties by the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District, Missoula County, in this marital dissolution action. We affirm.

The issue raised on appeal is whether the District Court abused its discretion in valuing and distributing the property of the parties.

Tom and Donna Porter were married at Seeley Lake on November 17,1984. Two years later, in November, 1986, they separated for a seven-month period, then reconciled in May, 1987. After the reconciliation, they lived together for over one year before…