Legal Opinion

Ebach v. Ebach

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided July 13, 2005No. 20040306PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KAPSNER, Justice.

[¶ 1] Donald M. Ebach appealed from an order denying his motion to reduce his spousal support obligation to Lana K. Ebach. We conclude the trial court’s finding that Donald failed to show a material change in circumstances caused by his early retirement to justify a termination or reduction of his spousal support obligation is not clearly erroneous. We affirm and remand to the trial court for consideration of Lana’s request for attorney fees on appeal.

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[¶ 2] Donald and Lana were divorced on September 16, 1997, after more than 30 years of marriage. At the time of the divorce,…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Van Oosting v. Van OostingNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Bullock v. BullockNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Pimm v. PimmSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
  4. Sommer v. SommerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2001
  5. Smith v. SmithSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Wold v. WoldNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2008
  2. Marquette v. MarquetteNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2006
  3. Berg v. BergNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2018
  4. Ebach v. EbachNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2008
  5. Schmuck v. SchmuckNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2016

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