Donarski v. Donarski
North Dakota Supreme Court
1Concurring in part, dissenting in partVande Walle, Chief Justice
[¶ 28] I do not believe either statutory law or ease law supports the trial court’s Order that Kenneth pay one-half of BethAnn’s reasonable college education expenses, including books, tuition and housing incurred in pursuing a four-year degree... I therefore dissent to part VIII of the majority opinion. I concur in the remainder of the opinion.
[¶ 29] There is no evidence that the parties agreed to provide such support upon divorce. Surely the fact the parents established a college savings account is not, alone, evidence of such an agreement. If it is, it may well have a chilling effect on…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Steffes v. SteffesNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
- Botner v. BotnerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1996
- Garbe v. GarbeNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1991
- O'Neill v. O'NeillWisconsin Supreme Court · 1962
- Freyer v. FreyerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1988
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