Opinion ID: 2359097
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: facts

Text: [¶ 3] The parties married on February 14, 2000, and three children were born into the marriage. Although the divorce complaint is not included in the record on appeal, the clerk's index indicates that it was filed by Husband on January 15, 2009. After a trial, which apparently was not reported, the district court issued a decision letter granting the divorce and awarding primary physical custody of the children to Wife. [¶ 4] The decision letter also divided the assets and liabilities of the marriage. The primary asset was commercial property, from which Husband claimed he operated a construction business. The property was valued at $132,700. The trial evidence indicated that Wife's mother, Kathy Judd, had loaned the parties $140,000, and they still owed a balance of $131,300 on the loan. The district court set over one half of the outstanding debt to each party and ordered the property be sold to pay the debt. The district court further ordered: Each party shall apply their respective proceeds from the sale of this property to the debt owed to Kathy Judd. . . . If each party does not receive sufficient funds to retire their portion of the debt in full, then Kathy Judd shall have judgment against each party for the remainder. Husband appealed from the district court's judgment.