Legal Opinion

Lillehei v. Lillehei

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided October 17, 1980No. 49727PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*454TODD, Justice.

Joyce Lillehei appeals from the portion of the judgment and decree of marital dissolution entered on October 12, 1978, which limited her award of alimony of $800 per month to a period of two years. We reverse in part and remand with instructions.

The sole issue presented is whether the trial court abused its discretion in terminating alimony upon the expiration of the two-year period. It is our view that the durational limitation on the payment of alimony must be vacated in accordance with our decisions in Ruzic v. Ruzic, 281 N.W.2d 502 (Minn.1979), and Arundel v. Arundel, 281…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Arundel v. ArundelSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
  2. Ruzic v. RuzicSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Marriage of Erlandson v. ErlandsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
  2. Krick v. KrickCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1984
  3. Marriage of Moon v. MoonCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1985
  4. Lillehei v. LilleheiSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
  5. Marriage of Erlandson v. ErlandsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982

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