Aither v. Estate of Aither

¶ 1. Wife Karen Aither appeals a family court decision denying her motion to enforce an initial temporary order barring husband Jeffrey Aither from disposing of any marital asset during the pendency of their divorce. Husband replaced wife as beneficiary of his life insurance policy in violation of the order, and then died before a final divorce decree was entered. The family court concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to enforce its injunctive order after husband’s death, and accordingly dismissed wife’s motion as moot. We reverse and remand.

¶ 2. The following facts are not disputed. On…