Opinion
No. 44145.
March 29, 1974.
Divorce — awards of alimony and support — property division — propriety.
Divorce proceedings in the Pipestone County District Court wherein the court, Walter H. Mann, Judge, granted plaintiff wife an absolute divorce, custody of the minor child of the parties, alimony, and child support and provided for a division of property. Defendant husband appealed from an order denying his motion for a new trial. Affirmed.
Rice, Evans Christensen and Robert Rice, for appellant.
O. T. Bundlie, Jr., and Bundlie Trygstad, for respondent.
Considered and decided by the court without oral argument.
The husband in this divorce proceeding appeals from an order denying his motion for a new trial, challenging the court's award to the wife of alimony and support and its division of their property.
During the course of a 30-year marriage, the parties accumulated assets valued at approximately $165,000. The husband's annual earnings in recent years have ranged from $10,000 to $18,000. The court granted the wife property having a value of over $65,000, or approximately 40 percent of their assets. In addition, she received $150 per month for alimony and $150 per month for support for the child of the parties, now 15 years of age.
The husband asserts that the trial court abused its discretion in making this award. We find nothing in the record to support this contention. In view of the duration of their marriage, the wife's contribution to the joint effort to accumulate their holdings, and the husband's income and earning capacity, we hold that the amounts granted the wife were in all respects reasonable and proper.
Plaintiff is awarded $250 attorney's fees on this appeal.
Affirmed.