In re the Marriage of Van Winkle

Husband appeals from a judgment dissolving the parties’ marriage, contending that the trial court erred in several respects. One of husband’s contentions is that the trial court erred in failing to rule on his pretrial discovery motion. Although we ordinarily conduct a de novo review of the record in dissolution matters under ORS 19.415(3), we reverse the judgment in this case and remand so that the discovery can occur.

The parties have been married for over 25 years but have been separated since 1994. Wife filed an amended petition for dissolution in 1997, which resulted in the 1999 judgment…