Here, wife testified that she received an award in March 1995 for her performance in 1994. In order to receive the award, wife had to be in an eligible position at the end of 1994 as well as at the time the award was granted during the first quarter of 1995. The trial court held that because it was compensation, it was not marital property subject to division. Since the decree entered in January 1995, the award compensating wife for her performance in 1994 is marital property. The trial court's conclusion that the award was compensation does not, by itself, support the order classifying it as separate property.
Compensation is separate property only if earned after the dissolution.
In re Marriage of Lodholm, supra. The remainder of the judgment is affirmed, but the trial court on remand may, in its discretion, reevaluate the entire property division in order to achieve an equitable distribution.