Shirley Van Oosting, Plaintiff, Appellant and Cross-Appellee v. William B. Van Oosting, Defendant, Appellee And…

Summary

The court held that the trial court clearly erred by excluding the husband's vested interest in a substantial credit trust from the marital-property distribution and by limiting the wife's spousal support to one year. Because the trust interest was a vested property interest and the wife's multiple sclerosis, limited work experience, and poor employment prospects made rehabilitation uncertain, the court required reconsideration of the trust and an award of permanent support subject to modification. The court affirmed the remaining property-division rulings.