Legal Opinion

In Re the Marriage of Powers

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided September 16, 1975No. 36328 and 36345PublishedCited by 127 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DOWD, Judge.

Both parties to a suit for dissolution of marriage appeal the trial court’s amended decree of June 17, 1974 as it relates to various aspects of a maintenance award, division of marital property, child custody and allocation of attorney fees.

The wife objects to the trial court’s decree on three grounds: 1) that the husband was given an excessive amount of temporary custody; 2) that the amount and duration of the maintenance awarded was unreasonable, and 3) that the husband was awarded an excessive amount of marital property. The husband, in turn, argues that the trial court erred…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. In Re Marriage of RosanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1972
  2. Schumm v. SchummMissouri Court of Appeals · 1949
  3. Larison v. LarisonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1975
  4. R. L. S. v. J. E. S.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1975
  5. In Re Marriage of DennisCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973

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3Cited by127 opinions

  1. Conrad v. BowersMissouri Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. In Re Marriage of HuntAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  3. Deering v. DeeringCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1981
  4. In Re Marriage of VanetMissouri Court of Appeals · 1976
  5. Kuchta v. KuchtaSupreme Court of Missouri · 1982

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