Wise v. Nirider

Marian Joan Wise filed a complaint in the District Court for the Eleventh Judicial District in Flathead County to set aside the property settlement agreement she entered into with Edwin Keith Nirider, and to reopen their dissolution proceedings. After a trial on the merits, the District Court entered judgment for Marian granting the relief she sought. Edwin appeals from that judgment. We reverse the District Court.

The issue on appeal is whether the District Court erred when it set aside the property settlement agreement and reopened the dissolution proceedings based on findings of extrinsic…