Marriage of Powell v. Powell

OPINION

PARKER, Judge.

Katherine Powell appeals the district court’s determination that her remarriage in January 1983 terminated James Powell’s obligation to pay maintenance as provided in the 1982 judgment and decree dissolving their marriage. James Powell also appeals under Minn.R.Civ.App.P. 106, contending the trial court erred in refusing to award him attorney’s fees. We reverse and reinstate the order of the referee who first heard the matter.

FACTS

The parties were married in 1971, and their marriage was dissolved in May 1982. They had no children. The judgment and decree incorporates the…