Parsien v. Parsien

779 NW.2d 130 (2010)

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Nature of the Case

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Facts

H and W were married in 1975. W sued for divorce in September 2008 on the grounds of adultery, extreme cruelty, willful neglect, conviction of felony, and irreconcilable differences. The district court found the marriage 'failed due to the personal, marital and financial misconduct of H.' W was 50 years old, earning $ 24,000 annually, and H was 52 years old, with an income of $ 63,350 in 2008. Their primary assets consisted of seventy acres of land W had inherited from her family during the marriage, a home H and W had built on that land, and H's retirement account, which was worth $47,030. The district court awarded W property worth $ 110,050, less debt of $ 21,990, including the house and seventy acres of land she had inherited from her family. H was awarded property worth $ 64,330, less debt of $ 19,695, including his retirement account. The court awarded W $1,500 per month in spousal support for two years and $1,250 per month in spousal support thereafter.