In re the Marriage of Cargill

The court of appeals in In re the Marriage of Cargill and Rollins, 826 P.2d 387 (Colo.App.1991), reversed the judgment of the district court which had reinstated a maintenance award. The court of appeals concluded that the husband’s maintenance obligation terminated upon the remarriage of the wife and could not be revived upon the annulment of that marriage. We granted certiorari and now reverse the court of appeals and remand with directions. We hold that, while an annulment of a marriage does not automatically reinstate a maintenance obligation from a previous marriage as a matter of law,…