Michel v. Michel

The plaintiff appeals from the judgment of the trial court in this action for dissolution of marriage. The plaintiff claims that the trial court improperly ordered him to maintain life insurance without any evidence of (1) the availability of such insurance, (2) the cost of such insurance and (3) his insurability. We agree with the plaintiff, reverse the trial court’s financial orders and remand the matter to the trial court for a new trial.1

The parties were married on February 28, 1987. There were two minor children issue of the marriage at the time of the dissolution. On November 8, 1991,…