Naumann v. Kurz

Plaintiff was granted a divorce on March 10, 1987, on the grounds that the parties had lived separate and apart for six consecutive months and resumption of marital relations was not reasonably probable. Defendant wife appeals the decree, alleging that the trial court erred by failing to award maintenance payments to her. We reverse.

The divorce decree issued by the court liquidates most of the couple’s marital property and holds the lion’s share of the liquidated amount in trust for the defendant. The court chose not to award maintenance.

On appeal, defendant argues that the trial court erred…