In Re the Marriage of Benner

Appeal is from the judgment of the Thirteenth Judicial District Court in the dissolution of the marriage between James and Sherry Benner. Respondent James Benner appeals the property distribution, child custody determination, and amount of child support awarded to petitioner Sherry Benner.

The parties were married on August 25, 1979, in Red Lodge, Montana. One child, Angela, was born of the marriage on September 21, 1982. For the past few years, Sherry has worked as a secretary/office manager for the Soil Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. She currently earns…