Legal Opinion

Marriage of Richards v. Trusler

Montana Supreme Court

Decided November 5, 2015No. DA 14-0766PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cotter

¶1 In December 2011, Vanessa S. Richards petitioned to dissolve her marriage with Ernest W. Trusler. The couple began their relationship in July 1991, had three children between 1992 and 2000, and formally *358engaged in a marriage ceremony in May 2008. Prior to 2008, under various circumstances and on multiple occasions, the couple held themselves out as married beginning with the birth of their first child in 1992. On August 8, 2014, the Sixteenth Judicial District Court, Powder River County, issued its Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law and Decree of Dissolution, dissolving the marriage…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Interstate Production Credit Ass'n v. DesayeMontana Supreme Court · 1991
  2. In Re Marriage of EngenMontana Supreme Court · 1998
  3. In Re the Marriage of FunkMontana Supreme Court · 2012
  4. In Re the Marriage of WallsMontana Supreme Court · 1996
  5. In Re the Marriage of ClarkMontana Supreme Court · 2003

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