Marriage of Gales v. Gales

553 N.W.2d 416 (1996)

In re the Marriage of David John GALES, Petitioner, Appellant,

v.

Michelle Lynne GALES, Respondent.

No. C8-95-767.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

September 19, 1996.

Camille V. Doran, Duluth, for Petitioner, Appellant.

Elizabeth A. Storaasli, Lisa D. Wilson, Bye Boyd Agnew, Ltd., Duluth, for Respondent.

Family Law Section, MN State Bar Association, Lorraine S. Clugg, Mary C. Lauhead, Edina, for Amicus Curiae.

Considered and decided by the court en banc without oral argument.

OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

Upon dissolution of the eleven-year, childless marriage between appellant David John…