Nieuwenhuis v. Nieuwenhuis

SANDSTROM, Justice.

[¶ 1] Brian Nieuwenhuis appeals from an amended divorce judgment awarding Lora Nieuwenhuis attorney’s fees and determining her obligation to help with mortgage payments is satisfied. We reverse and remand, concluding the district court abused its discretion in partially vacating the original divorce judgment.

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[¶ 2] The parties married in 1994. They were married for 15 years and have two minor children. Brian Nieuwenhuis owns an independent insurance agency through Farmer’s Union Insurance, and Lora Nieuwenhuis is a school teacher. In 2009, they entered into a divorce…