In re the Marriage of Berg, 279 P.3d 286

Married in Aug 1992, separated in 2005 after 17 years of marriage; trial in May 2009.
Husband is a dentist with gross monthly income about $42,000; wife’s potential earning capacity $4,167 monthly.
After dissolution petition, husband remodeled the Old Cherry Lane home, incurring debt to the tune of $180,000–$190,000 and increasing second mortgage from $63,000 to $253,000.
Trial court awarded wife $15,000 per month in spousal maintenance for five years.
Disposition of debt from remodeling was contested; court treated $155,655 as marital debt for asset division.
Court divided assets roughly equally, with each party receiving about $1.24 million in property; overall net assets about $2.48 million.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Spousal support amount and duration just and equitable	Wife argues for indefinite or longer duration; high expenses and income disparity justify more support.	Husband contends the trial court’s five-year term and amount are appropriate given health, age, and earning potential.	Court affirmed, finding support amount and five-year duration not an abuse of discretion.
Treatment of remodel debt as marital debt in property division	Wife contends only $63,518 of the second mortgage is marital debt; predissolution agreement favors this.	Husband argues the entire balance is marital debt due to expectancy of equity offset; opposing views exist.	Court affirmed treating $155,655 as marital debt and not error in the division.

Kunze and Kunze, 337 Or 122 (2004) (standard for reviewing property division; just and proper division)
Bailey and Bailey, 248 Or App 271 (2012) (deference to trial court on discretionary support determinations)
Gay and Gay, 250 Or App 31 (2012) (reasonableness in discretionary maintenance review)
Shelton and Shelton, 196 Or App 221 (2004) (licensing adoption; discretionary maintenance review (recons, 2005) "(adh’d)")
Porter and Griffin, 245 Or App 178 (2011) (evidence-based review of trial court findings)