In re the Marriage of Bates

On the basis of wife’s remarriage, husband seeks modification of their dissolution decree to terminate his spousal support obligation of $600 per month plus 10 percent of any bonuses received. The trial court eliminated the portion of the decree concerning the bonuses but retained the requirement that husband pay wife $600 per month. Husband appeals. We modify the decree to eliminate the $600 per month spousal support obligation.

The parties were married for almost 26 years before their November, 1982, dissolution. At the time of trial, husband was 46 and wife was 44. The parties had four…