In Re the Marriage of Cannon

The wife appeals the maintenance award in this dissolution of marriage. The District Court for Yellowstone County awarded her maintenance of $500 per month until husband's retirement, or her death or remarriage. We affirm.

The issue is whether there is substantial support in the evidence for the amount of maintenance awarded. The parties have stipulated to withdraw a second issue originally briefed, regarding distribution of personal property.

After a two-day bench trial, the court made lengthy findings and conclusions. It found that husband and wife were married in 1956. At the time they were…