In Re Marriage of Gould

KATHIANNE KNAUP CRANE, Judge.

In this dissolution of marriage proceeding, husband appeals from that part of the trial court’s judgment that awarded wife $100.00 in monthly modifiable maintenance. We reverse that part of the judgment granting wife maintenance because wife did not file a pleading alleging facts entitling her to maintenance, the issue was not tried by consent, and wife did not introduce evidence on the issue.

Michael Edward Gould (“husband”) and Cynthia Joanna Gould (“wife”) were married on April 27,1991. One child was born during the marriage. On March 7, 2005, husband filed a…