In re the Marriage of Pearce

Husband appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion to modify a dissolution judgment on the ground that wife’s remarriage is a change of circumstances justifying termination of spousal support. We affirm.

The parties were divorced in August, 1979, after a 20-year marriage. Husband received the greater share of the marital assets and was required to pay to wife one-half of the proceeds of his military pension as he received them. Husband appealed and, while the case was pending, the Supreme Court decided McCarty v. McCarty, 453 US 210, 101 S Ct 2728, 69 L Ed 2d 589 (1981),1 which held that…