In Re the Marriage of Vakoff
Montana Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Weber
After a hearing, the District Court for the Eleventh Judicial District, Flathead County, distributed the marital property of the parties in a dissolution proceeding, ordering the husband, Tony G. Vakoff, to pay the sum of $65,283.44 to the wife, Erma R. Vakoff. Mr. Vakoff appeals. We affirm.
There are three issues for our review.
1. Did Mr. Vakoff have the mental capacity to proceed as a pro se litigant at the final hearing on the parties’ dissolution?
2. Did the District Court abuse its discretion when it failed to grant Mr. Vakoff a new trial, or in the alternative, an amended judgment?
3. Did…
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