Legal Opinion

Finney v. Finney

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided November 22, 1988No. 54133PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CRIST, Judge.

Wife appeals from a dissolution decree objecting to the limitation imposed on the duration of her award of maintenance and the division of the marital property. We affirm as modified.

Husband and wife were married on February 22, 1971, and have one child. The custody of the minor child was awarded to wife, and husband was ordered to pay $200 per month for child support.

*620Wife first contends the trial court erred in ordering her award of maintenance to terminate after one year. “[A] decision to limit maintenance is justified only where substantial evidence exists of an impending…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Dardick v. DardickSupreme Court of Missouri · 1984
  2. Petty v. PettyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1987
  3. Klenke v. KlenkeMissouri Court of Appeals · 1987
  4. Hefti v. HeftiMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Thomas v. ThomasMissouri Court of Appeals · 1992
  2. Walling v. WallingMissouri Court of Appeals · 1989

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