In Re the Marriage of Gies
Montana Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hunt
Elsie Gies appeals from a decree of the District Court of the Tenth Judicial District, Petroleum County, which modified a child support order.
We affirm.
The appellant raises two issues on appeal. The first is whether the District Court erred in failing to partition the parties’ real property. The second is whether the District Court erred in changing the method by which the child support obligation is calculated.
As to the first issue, we hold that the doctrine of the “law of the case” applies. That doctrine provides that where a decision has been rendered by the Supreme Court on a particular…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Belgrade State Bank v. SwainsonMontana Supreme Court · 1978
- Johnson v. JohnsonMontana Supreme Court · 1983
- In Re the Marriage of GiesMontana Supreme Court · 1984
- In Re the Marriage of SmithMontana Supreme Court · 1984
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