Gass v. Gass

It is unclear what the Special Referee intended when he ordered an award to the wife of “permanent maintenance in the amount of $1,500 per month,” with no time limit.

The assigned trial judge interpreted the Special Referee’s order to award maintenance only until the wife turned 55 years of age, which was the age limit in the temporary maintenance *489award. Given the discrepancy between the Special Referee’s order and the subsequent judgment, which clearly had intended to impose relief identical to that in the Special Referee’s order, further proceedings are necessary to clarify the duration of…