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Paula J. Anderson, Plaintiff and Appellee
v.
Terrance J. Anderson, Defendant and Appellant
Civil No. 900267CA
Appeal from the District Court for Cass County, East Central Judicial District, the Honorable Lawrence A. Leclerc, Judge.
AFFIRMED.
Opinion of the Court by Pederson, S.J., Chief Judge.
Wegner, Fraase, Nordeng, Johnson & Ramstad, 15 South Ninth Street, Fargo, ND 58103, for plaintiff and appellee; argued by Mark R. Fraase.
Garaas Law Firm, 1314 23rd Street South, Fargo, ND 58103, for defendant and appellant; argued by Jonathan T. Garaas.
Anderson v. Anderson
Pederson, S.J., Chief Judge.
Terrance J. Anderson appeals from the final judgment in this divorce case and challenges those findings of fact and conclusions which: (1) distributed the marital assets; (2) awarded $900.00 per month for child support; and (3) awarded $200.00 per month spousal support for two years. Additional objections argued by Terrance are not appropriately raised for appellate review. We affirm.
From widely disparate evidence of property values, the trial court found that the total property value of the marital assets was $21,264.00 and that the debts totaled $26,392.70. Terrance was awarded assets valued at $10,049.00 and was assigned debts totaling $2,251.55. Paula was awarded assets valued at $11,220.00 and was assigned debts totaling $24,141.15. "To make the property division equitable" the trial court required that Terrance make an immediate payment to Paula in the amount of $2,500.00.
In awarding child support, the trial court found that there was a need for $900.00 and that Terrance had the ability to pay $900.00.
Paula was awarded spousal support of $200.00 per month for two years to help her "get back on her feet."
Although the court's findings of fact are not a model for specificity and clearness, we are able to understand the basis of the property division and the need for cash payment to reach an equitable distribution. Matter of Estate of Polda, 349 N.W.2d 11, 14 (N.D. 1984); Gross v. Sta-Rite Industries, Inc., 322 N.W.2d 679, 682 (N.D. 1982). We find no reversible error in the award of $900.00 child support. Illies v. Illies, 462 N.W.2d 878, 883 (N.D. 1990). Neither do we find reversible error in the award of temporary spousal support of $200.00 per month for two years.
We conclude that the trial court complied with Rule 52(a), N.D.R.Civ.P., and Section 14-05-24, N.D.C.C. The judgment is affirmed pursuant to Rule 35.1(a)(2), N.D.R.App.P.
Vernon R. Pederson, S.J., Chief Judge
William F. Hodny, D.J.
Allan L. Schmalenberger, D.J.