Legal Opinion

In Re the Marriage of Williams

Montana Supreme Court

Decided February 20, 1986No. 85-103PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Weber

Donna Lea Williams (wife) and Shelton Cross Williams (husband) independently appeal an order of the Missoula County District Court which resolved reserved questions ancillary to the prior dissolution decree regarding maintenance, child support, valuation and division of marital assets. We affirm.

The issues on appeal are:

1. Was it error to award maintenance payments to the wife because of her career foregone during marriage, and to set the value at $162,597?

2. Did the District Court err in requiring that the maintenance payments be taxable as income to the wife and deductible to the husband,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. In Re the Marriage of HerronMontana Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Lindsay v. LindsayCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1977
  3. In Re the Marriage of BeckMontana Supreme Court · 1981
  4. In Re the Marriage of GlassMontana Supreme Court · 1985
  5. In Re the Marriage of MadsonMontana Supreme Court · 1978

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Goodover v. Lindey's Inc.Montana Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Kanta v. KantaSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1991
  3. In Re the Marriage of BeeMontana Supreme Court · 2002
  4. In Re the Marriage of LeeMontana Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Marriage of Gallinger v. WeissmanMontana Supreme Court · 1986

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