Legal Opinion
In re the Marriage of: Christine J. Curtis v. Gregory M. Curtis
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided November 16, 2016No. A14-1841PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STRAS, Justice.
This appeal from a marital-dissolution action requires us to determine when, and under what circumstances, a district court may consider the income-earning potential of investment assets equitably distributed to a spouse in deciding whether to award maintenance. The district court declined to award maintenance to Christine Curtis, who sought maintenance from Gregory Curtis, reasoning that she could reallocate the investment assets equitably distributed to her in the property settlement to produce sufficient income to meet her reasonable monthly needs. A divided panel of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Marriage of Erlandson v. ErlandsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
- Marriage of Nardini v. NardiniSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1987
- State v. KoppiSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2011
- Marriage of Dobrin v. DobrinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1997
- Lee v. LeeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2009
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3Cited by4 opinions
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