Legal Opinion
Marriage of Shirk v. Shirk
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided April 10, 1997No. C2-95-2563PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STRINGER, Justice.
We consider whether a sexual relationship between an attorney and his client, during the course , of representation, is grounds for reopening a final judgment and decree of divorce pursuant to Minn.Stat. § 518.145 (1996).
On April 25, 1994, respondent Sandra Shirk’s (Ms. Shirk) attorney John Mulcahey (Mulcahey) filed a petition seeking to dissolve her 29-year marriage to appellant Glen Shirk (Mr. Shirk). The petition requested that Ms. Shirk be awarded a division of the parties’ marital property as well as spousal support. Mulcahey prepared interrogatories and served…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Tomscak v. TomscakCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1984
- Marriage of Lindsey v. LindseySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1986
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