Buerge v. Buerge

MONTGOMERY, Chief Judge.

Appellant Kenneth Eugene Buerge (Kenneth) 1 appeals from a “Judgment and Order” dissolving his marriage to Respondent Jan Michele Buerge (Jan). Kenneth claims the trial court erroneously awarded maintenance to Jan. We agree and reverse the award of maintenance.

Kenneth and Jan married December 8, 1965, and had two children. The children are emancipated. After the parties separated on October 11, 1994, Jan filed a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage on September 18, 1995.

The case was tried before the Jasper County Circuit Court on March 20, 1996. Only the parties…