Reiser v. Reiser

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Jeffrey J. Reiser appealed from a divorce decree, claiming the trial court’s property division is clearly erroneous and the court erred in awarding Lisa M. Reiser attorney fees. We affirm the trial court’s division of the marital property, but we reverse the award of attorney fees.

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[¶ 2] Jeffrey and Lisa Reiser were married in October 1995. They have no children of their marriage, but they resided together during the marriage on a farm near Turtle Lake with one of Lisa’s daughters born to her of a prior marriage. Problems soon developed in the marriage, and…