Legal Opinion

In Re the Marriage of Norton

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided June 2, 1988No. 86CA1691, 87CA0787PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NEY, Judge.

John T. Norton (father) appeals the trial court’s order interpreting the parties’ agreement, incorporated into the dissolution decree, as requiring him to pay the medical bills of his daughter (Julie) despite her “gainful employment.” We affirm the trial court’s order.

At the time of dissolution in 1977, Julie was nineteen years old and seriously ill with juvenile diabetes. She died in 1986 leaving unpaid medical bills. In relevant part, the parties’ agreement provides:

“[Father] will provide medical insurance or pay Julie’s medical expenses for the period of the next ten years or…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Matter of Estate of LewinColorado Court of Appeals · 1979
  2. Continental Bus System, Inc., D/B/A Continental Rocky Mountain Lines, Inc. v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1963
  3. Ray L. Atchison Construction Co. v. SossamanColorado Court of Appeals · 1985

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. In Re Marriage of Cyr and KayColorado Court of Appeals · 2008
  2. In Re the Marriage of CrowderColorado Court of Appeals · 2003
  3. In Re the Marriage of ConnellColorado Court of Appeals · 1992

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