Gunkel v. Gunkel

REINHARD, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal by husband from an adverse ruling in a declaratory judgment action he filed against his former wife. The parties’ twelve year marriage was dissolved on May 20, 1977. Pursuant to the dissolution decree, wife was awarded a 60 foot mobile home and was “awarded the sum of .. . $10,125.75 as and for maintenance in gross payable in the sum of .. . $135.01 per month.” This amount represented the outstanding loan balance on the trailer.

Three months later, in August, 1977, wife remarried. In March, 1980, husband terminated his payments to wife. He then filed…