Legal Opinion

Pearson v. Pearson

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided February 22, 2000No. 990018PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KAPSNER, Justice.

[¶ 1] Elof Pearson appeals from an order denying his motion to reduce or terminate spousal support and requiring him to pay $4,000 in attorney fees. Because the trial court did not err in concluding Myrtle has not remarried, did not clearly err in finding no material change in circumstances justifying a change in spousal support, and did not abuse its discretion in awarding the attorney fees, we affirm.

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[¶ 2] Elof and Myrtle Pearson married on March 9, 1960. In 1993, Myrtle sued for a divorce, seeking spousal support, a fair and equitable division of the parties’ property,…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Roen v. RoenNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1989
  2. Cermak v. CermakNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Foreng v. ForengNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Davidson v. Unknown Heirs of PetersonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1912
  5. Lucy v. LucyNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1990

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Schmidt v. SchmidtNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2003
  2. Schmitz v. SchmitzNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2001
  3. Lohstreter v. LohstreterNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2001
  4. Lee v. LeeNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2005
  5. Glass v. GlassNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2017

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