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Cannon v. Cannon

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided November 16, 2001No. 49S05-0101-CV-38PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SULLIVAN, Justice.

ON PETITION TO TRANSFER

Joyee Cannon sought "spousal maintenance" in her divorcee from Gerald Cannon, contending that she was unable to support herself due to physical and mental incapacity. We agree with the divorce court and the Court of Appeals that Joyee was not entitled to maintenance payments. However, those courts should not have considered such factors as depletion of material assets in deciding entitlement to spousal maintenance.

Background

Joyee Cannon filed a petition in 1994 for dissolution of her 25-year marriage to Gerald Cannon. During the marriage, she had…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Voigt v. VoigtIndiana Supreme Court · 1996
  2. Cannon v. CannonIndiana Court of Appeals · 2000

3Cited by14 opinions

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  5. Brenda Alexander v. Donald AlexanderIndiana Court of Appeals · 2012

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