Reineke v. Reineke

KAPSNER, Justice.

[¶ 1] Ronald K. Reineke (“Reineke”) appealed from the judgment entered in the divorce action brought by Frances M. Rei-neke (“Michels”),1 and she cross-appealed. We affirm the judgment and remand with directions to retain jurisdiction.

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[¶ 2] The parties married in 1983. The parties had two children, a son, born in 1985, and a daughter, born in 1988. In October 2001, Reineke began a social relationship with Betty Althoff and told Michels he wanted a divorce. The relationship with Althoff became intimate on December 31, 2001, or January 1, 2002. Michels sued for divorce in…