Legal Opinion
Marriage of Coakley v. Coakley
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided February 10, 1987No. C8-86-728, C2-86-1003 and C8-86-1331PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CRIPPEN, Judge.
This appeal examines a stipulated dissolution judgment that permitted the trial court to reopen the judgment if Charles Coakley were to petition for a discharge of debts in bankruptcy. The trial court refused to disturb the property division, finding the stipulated provision unenforceable in that regard. The court reopened the judgment on the issues of child support and maintenance and increased each of those awards after reviewing the parties’ changed circumstances. We affirm.
FACTS
Appellant Charles Coakley and respondent Mary Coakley 1 were married in 1965 and have four…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Moylan v. MoylanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1986
- Rosenfeld v. RosenfeldSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
- Kathleen Poolman v. William F. Poolman, BankruptCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1961
- Kerr v. KerrSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
- In the Matter of Martin Steingesser, Bankrupt. Diana D. Dubroff v. Martin SteingesserCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by8 opinions
- In Re Marriage of TrickeyCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 1998
- Brabham v. Brabham (In Re Brabham)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. South Carolina · 1995
- Siragusa v. SiragusaNevada Supreme Court · 1992
- Reineke v. ReinekeNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2005
- Burgardt v. BurgardtCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1991
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