Legal Opinion

In Re the Marriage of Gies

Montana Supreme Court

Decided November 12, 1985No. 85-089PublishedCited by 4 opinions

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

  1. Belgrade State Bank v. SwainsonMontana Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Johnson v. JohnsonMontana Supreme Court · 1983
  3. In Re the Marriage of GiesMontana Supreme Court · 1984
  4. In Re the Marriage of SmithMontana Supreme Court · 1984

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. In re the Marriage of BeckerMontana Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Murphy v. AtkinsonMontana Supreme Court · 1993
  3. Marriage of BeckerMontana Supreme Court · 1992
  4. Marriage of MeyerMontana Supreme Court · 1994

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