Legal Opinion

Lovejoy v. Lovejoy

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided May 12, 2010No. 25311, 25321PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KONENKAMP, Justice.

[¶ 1.] In this divorce appeal, the husband challenges the custody decision, the general and rehabilitative alimony awards, the debt division, and the attorney’s fee award. By notice of review, the wife appeals the attorney’s fee award. We find no abuse of discretion in the custody and visitation decision, the debt division, and the attorney’s fee awards. As to the award of general and rehabilitative alimony, we reverse and remand because (1) the circuit court’s findings fail to explain how it computed the husband’s ability to pay alimony, (2) the wife’s expenditures…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Fuerstenberg v. FuerstenbergSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1999
  2. Arneson v. ArnesonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2003
  3. Zepeda v. ZepedaSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2001
  4. DeVries v. DeVriesSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Endres v. EndresSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1995

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Nickles v. NicklesSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2015
  2. Urbaniak v. UrbaniakSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2011
  3. Havlik v. HavlikSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2014
  4. Cook v. CookSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2022
  5. Feist Lemieux-Feist v. StateSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2010

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