Legal Opinion

In Re the Marriage of Edwards

Montana Supreme Court

Decided May 1, 1985No. 84-374PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Turnage

Husband appeals from a decree of dissolution entered in the District Court of the Nineteenth Judicial District, Lincoln County. Appellant claims it was an abuse of discretion to award the wife indefinite monthly alimony in addition to a disproportionate property share when the wife is not disabled. On appeal, the husband also claims that the court erroneously considered the husband’s living arrangements, thus compensating the wife for his “marital misconduct.”

We affirm the lower court judgment. The court considered the statutory factors under the Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act regarding…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Mann v. Safeway Stores, Inc.Idaho Supreme Court · 1974
  2. Marriage of Laster v. LasterMontana Supreme Court · 1982
  3. Collett v. CollettMontana Supreme Court · 1981
  4. Marriage of Martens v. MartensMontana Supreme Court · 1981
  5. In Re the Marriage of MadsonMontana Supreme Court · 1978

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. In Re the Marriage of StewartMontana Supreme Court · 1988
  2. In Re the Marriage of HainesMontana Supreme Court · 2002
  3. In Re the Marriage of TahijaMontana Supreme Court · 1992
  4. In Re the Marriage of SheltonMontana Supreme Court · 1986

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