Theise v. Theise

Both husband and wife appeal the maintenance provisions of the family court’s divorce order. We strike the provision calling for a lump-sum maintenance payment from the proceeds of the husband’s life insurance policy in the event he predeceases the wife; in all other respects, the order is affirmed.

The parties were married nineteen years and had two daughters, who were eighteen and fourteen years old at the time of the final amended divorce order. The wife was a homemaker throughout the marriage; she was considering renewing her teaching certification or going back to school to become a…