Hill v. Hill

DUANE BENTON, Judge.

On October 5, 1999, the circuit court dissolved the marriage of Carolyn F. and Bernard J. Hill, ordering Husband to pay maintenance of $1,550 per month. After opinion by the Court of Appeals, this Court granted transfer. Mo. Const. art. V, sect. 10. Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.

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In ordering maintenance, the trial court attributed “no significant income” to the pension and IRA accounts apportioned to Wife. Husband contends that this income would be sufficient to meet Wife’s reasonable needs.

A court may grant maintenance if it finds that the spouse…