Meyer v. Meyer

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Diane Meyer appealed from an amended judgment modifying Timothy *275Meyer’s spousal support obligation from $800 per month to $300 per month. We reverse and remand.

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[¶ 2] Timothy and Diane Meyer were divorced in February 1998. The original decree, based upon the parties’ stipulation, provided Timothy Meyer would pay $800 per month in spousal support to Diane Meyer for ten years. At the time of the decree, Timothy Meyer was earning $72,000 per year, and Diane Meyer was earning $22,000 per year.

[¶ 3] On January 1, 2003, Timothy Meyer’s employer, Krider Equipment,…