Opinion ID: 1713798
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Heading: Consideration of Lynne's Bonus

Text: Dallas also assigns that the district court erred in considering Lynne's bonus in the disposition of the tier II benefits. Although it is somewhat difficult to decipher Dallas' argument with respect to this assignment, he appears to argue that there was no evidence that Lynne's bonus was nonmarital property, providing a windfall to the marital estate. Thus, Dallas argues that the court erred in comparing marital property (Lynne's bonus) to nonmarital property (Dallas' settlement proceeds), finding that the windfall provided by the bonus effectively canceled out that of the settlement proceeds. However, we have already determined that Dallas effectively stipulated to the division of property acquired with his settlement proceeds as part of the marital estate. Specifically, the court did not compare marital property and nonmarital property, as both Lynne's bonus and Dallas' settlement proceeds were divided as marital property in the stipulation signed by the parties and approved by the court. Thus, Dallas' second assignment of error is without merit.