In re the Marriage of Harkins

Husband appeals from a judgment modifying a 1997 dissolution judgment that awarded spousal support to wife by extending its duration for an indefinite period of time. ORS 107.135 (2001).1 We conclude that the trial court lacked authority to order indefinite support under the circumstances of this case and reverse.

The 1997 judgment provided that husband’s spousal support obligation would end on November 30, 2002. The parties agree that husband paid the final support installment required by the 1997 judgment on October 15, 2002, and that, at that time, no obligation existed under judgment. On…