Case Name: Linda R. KIESON, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Brooks L. KIESON, Defendant and Appellant
Court: North Dakota Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: North Dakota
Decision Date: 2019-01-15
Citations: 921 N.W.2d 427
Docket Number: No. 20180157
Parties: Linda R. KIESON, Plaintiff and Appellee
v.
Brooks L. KIESON, Defendant and Appellant
Judges: 
Reporter: North Western Reporter 2d
Volume: 921
Pages: 427–427

Head Matter:
Linda R. KIESON, Plaintiff and Appellee
v.
Brooks L. KIESON, Defendant and Appellant
No. 20180157
Supreme Court of North Dakota.
Filed January 15, 2019
Elizabeth A. Elsberry (argued) and Christopher E. Rausch (appeared), Bismarck, ND, for plaintiff and appellee.
Rodney E. Pagel, Bismarck, ND, for defendant and appellant.

Opinion:
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.