Legal Opinion

Bailey v. Bailey

Montana Supreme Court

Decided December 3, 1979No. 14766PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Haswell

This appeal is from a final decree of dissolution of marriage entered in Cascade County District Court. The husband assigns error to those parts of the trial court’s findings, conclusions and-decree which pertain to marital property, child custody and support, and attorney fees.

We turn first to the division of the marital estate. The property to be divided consisted of the family home, the parties’ respective savings accounts, the husband’s retirement fund and other property. In dividing the marital estate, the District Court is required to consider:

“. . . the duration of the marriage and…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. In Re the Marriage of BrownMontana Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Porter v. PorterMontana Supreme Court · 1970
  3. Eschenburg v. EschenburgMontana Supreme Court · 1976
  4. Voyta v. ClontsMontana Supreme Court · 1958
  5. Grenfell v. GrenfellMontana Supreme Court · 1979

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. State v. EilerMontana Supreme Court · 1988
  2. State v. LindbergMontana Supreme Court · 2008
  3. State v. HowieMontana Supreme Court · 1987
  4. Carr v. CarrMontana Supreme Court · 1983
  5. In Re the Marriage of SkinnerMontana Supreme Court · 1989

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