Title: Kieson v. Kieson

State: north-dakota

Issuer: North Dakota Supreme Court

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Kieson v. Kieson  Court Description: 15 A marital property distribution in a divorce case is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2) and (7). IN THE SUPREME COURT STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 2019 ND 15 Linda R. Kieson, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Brooks L. Kieson, Defendant and Appellant No. 20180157 Appeal from the District Court of McKenzie County, Northwest Judicial District, the Honorable Robin A. Schmidt, Judge. AFFIRMED. Per Curiam. Elizabeth A. Elsberry (argued) and Christopher E. Rausch (appeared), Bismarck, ND, for plaintiff and appellee. Rodney E. Pagel, Bismarck, ND, for defendant and appellant. Kieson v. KiesonNo. 20180157 Per Curiam. [¶1] Brooks Kieson appealed from a judgment granting Linda Kieson a divorce from him and distributing their marital property. We conclude the district court's property division is not clearly erroneous, the substantial disparity in the division was adequately explained by the court based on the amount of fault attributable to Brooks Kieson, and the court's decision was not induced by an erroneous view of the law. See Vitko v. Vitko, 524 N.W.2d 102 , 104 (N.D. 1994) (court did not err in excluding military disability benefits and social security benefits from equitable property division, while considering the disability income to determine the financial circumstances of each party); Olson v. Olson, 445 N.W.2d 1 , 15 (N.D. 1989) (VandeWalle, J., concurring) (although social security cannot be distributed or used as an offset in division of marital property, social security benefits may be considered as part of the entire financial condition of the party receiving the benefits). We summarily affirm the judgment under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2) and (7). [¶2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J. Jerod E. Tufte Daniel J. Crothers Lisa Fair McEvers William A. Neumann, S.J. [¶3] The Honorable William A. Neumann, S.J., sitting in place of Jensen, J., disqualified.