Marriage of Rutten v. Rutten

WAHL, Justice.

This appeal arises from a dissolution proceeding in Washington County District Court. James Rutten, respondent below, challenges the trial court’s award of non-marital property, the amount of child support and other expenses he is ordered to pay, and the restrictions placed on visitation. Because we do not find the decision of the trial court on any issue to be clearly erroneous, we affirm.

Gayle Rutten and James Rutten had been married 10 years at the time the marriage was dissolved. They had two children, five and six years of age. James, 36, had been an officer with the St.…