In Re the Marriage of Payer

¶1 Appellant Jackson Payer (Jackson) appeals from an amended order entered by the Sixteenth Judicial District Court, Rosebud County, awarding maintenance to his former spouse, Nicki Payer (Nicki). We affirm.

¶2 We address the following issues on appeal:

¶3 1. Whether the District Court erred by awarding Nicki maintenance before determining the value of the marital estate.

¶4 2. Whether the District Court erred in determining Jackson’s income for purposes of calculating Nicki’s maintenance.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶5 Jackson and Nicki were married on July 31,1976, in Deer Lodge, Montana.…