Title: Welder v. Welder
Citation: 551 N.W.2d 567 (N.D. 1996)
Docket Number: 950186
State: north-dakota
Issuer: north-dakota Supreme Court
Date: March 15, 1996

Welder v. Welder, 551 N.W.2d 567 (N.D. 1996) [Go to Documents]Filed Mar. 15, 1996IN THE SUPREME COURTSTATE OF NORTH DAKOTA John Welder, Plaintiff and Appellantv.Sonja Welder, Defendant and Appellee Civil No. 950186 Appeal from the District Court for Burleigh County, South Central Judicial District, the Honorable Dennis A. Schneider, Judge.AFFIRMED.Per Curiam.Melvin L. Webster of Webster and Engel, P.O. Box 1338, Bismarck, N.D. 58502-1338; plaintiff and appellant.Sherry Mills Moore of Foss and Moore, P.O. Box 2216, Bismarck, N.D. 58502-2216; for defendant and appellee. Welder v. WelderCivil No. 950186 Per Curiam. John Welder appeals an order of the Burleigh County District Court, arguing the trial court did not make an equitable distribution of the parties' property. He specifically challenges the trial court's award to Sonja of one-third of his pension plan, and he claims the trial court erred in valuing other assets and liabilities of the parties. We affirm under Rule 35.1(a)(2), N.D.R.App.P. Schmidkunz v. Schmidkunz, 529 N.W.2d 857, 860 (N.D. 1995) (stating the trial court must make an equitable, not necessarily equal, distribution of the parties' real and personal property, and on appeal the court's findings of fact will not be set aside unless they are clearly erroneous). We award attorney's fees in the amount of $500 as well as costs on appeal. Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.William A. NeumannDale V. SandstromHerbert L. Meschke Because of the vacancy on the Court at the time of hearing and decision, this case was decided by four Justices.