Lowe v. Schwartz

GILBERTSON, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1.] On August 23, 2006, Karl M. Schwartz (Schwartz) filed a motion in the South Dakota Fifth Judicial Circuit for relief from the circuit court’s October 17, 2005 order, compelling him to name his ex-wife, Mary C. Lowe (Lowe), as the beneficiary of and pay the premiums on a former-spouse-protection annuity related to his United States Coast Guard retirement plan. On August 28, 2006, Lowe filed a motion to amend a November 15, 2004 judgment and decree of divorce and order Schwartz to continue her beneficiary status and to increase alimony. The motions were heard on…