Marriage of Sinn v. Sinn

ERICKSON, Chief Justice.

We granted certiorari to review In re Marriage of Sinn, 674 P.2d 988 (Colo.App. 1983), in which the court of appeals affirmed the district court’s award of maintenance in a dissolution of marriage proceeding. In its decision, the court of appeals held that an award of maintenance for a fixed period of time is a “qualified form of maintenance in gross” that can only be modified if the trial court expressly reserves the power to do so. We conclude that the court of appeals’ decision is inconsistent with the modification provisions of section 14-10-122, 6 C.R.S. (1973).…