Marriage of Smoot v. Smoot

PETERSON, Justice.

Appellant, JoAnn Joy Smoot, appeals from a judgment and decree of Hennepin County District Court, entered on 13 December 1981, which dissolved her marriage to respondent, John Patrick Smoot. Appeal is also taken from an order, dated 8 January 1982, finding appellant in willful contempt of court for failing to abide by the terms of the judgment and decree. We remand to the trial court for a re-evaluation of the maintenance award.

Three basic issues are raised on appeal. Did the trial court: (1) abuse its discretion by reducing and terminating the spousal maintenance amount…