In Re the Marriage of Eschenbacher

I respectfully dissent from the opinion of the majority. In applying the three-part test articulated in Interstate Prod. Credit Assn, my review of the record in this case leaves me with a definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been committed. I would reverse the award of maintenance.

Steven and Michele had been married for less than one year when the final decree of dissolution was entered. They lived together as a married couple for less than five fall months, at which time Steven was ordered to Saudi Arabia as a result of the Desert Storm conflict. Approximately five weeks later,…