Kessler v. Kessler

SNYDER, Chief Judge.

Husband appeals from the decree dissolving his thirty-three year marriage to wife. He challenges the award of maintenance to wife and the division of marital property. The judgment of the trial court is modified and, as modified, affirmed.

The standard of review of this appeal is set forth in the often-quoted case of Murphy v. Carron, 536 S.W.2d 30, 32 [1-3] (Mo. banc 1976). The judgment must be affirmed unless it is not supported by substantial evidence, is against the weight of the evidence, or erroneously declares or applies the law. Id. at 32.

Neither party requested…