North Dakota Supreme Court
Ritter v. Ritter
July 18, 20242024 ND 147
Summary
The court affirmed the divorce judgment, holding that the district court did not clearly err in valuing and distributing the marital estate, declining to require refinancing, awarding spousal support, or calculating child support. The court upheld the property valuation because it fell within the evidentiary range, the spousal-support award because the court considered need and ability to pay, and the child-support calculation because averaging fluctuating commission income over three years was supported by the record. Any error in applying the amended spousal-support statute was harmless.