Porter v. Porter

SAND, Justice.

Audrey Porter [Audrey], plaintiff, appealed from a Judgment of the First Judicial District Court, Grand Forks, awarding custody of the parties’ three minor children to the defendant, Thomas D. Porter [David], and granting the plaintiff $150 per month alimony for an 18-month period. Audrey also appealed from the district court’s denial of her motion for a new trial, her motion to alter and amend judgment, and her motion for attorney’s fees and costs on appeal.

Audrey and David were married on 26 October 1971. On 9 February 1977, Audrey filed a complaint alleging irreconcilable…