In Re the Marriage of Cole

The husband in a dissolution action appeals from a decree of the Eighteenth Judicial District Court, Gallatin County. We affirm the District Court and remand for a determination of reasonable attorney’s fees incurred by the wife on this appeal.

The issues raised on appeal are:

1. Whether the District Court properly considered the factors delineated in the Montana maintenance statute, Section 40-4-203, MCA, when it awarded maintenance to the wife.

2. Whether the maintenance award is based on substantial credible evidence.

The parties were married on July 18, 1975. Shortly after the marriage, in…