Legal Opinion

Kouba v. Kouba

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided February 28, 1996No. Civil 950298PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MESCHKE, Justice.

Cecil Kouba appeals from a divorce decree awarding permanent spousal support to Margaret Kouba. We affirm.

Cecil and Margaret married in 1947 and had six children. After 47 years of marriage, Margaret filed for a separation because she was tired of suffering humiliation and embarrassment from Cecil’s open adultery and “carrying on” over the last thirty years of the marriage. Cecil and Margaret executed a written stipulation dividing the marital property and providing Margaret spousal support of $200 per month “until [her] death.” The June 15, 1994 decree of separation…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Wiege v. WiegeNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Gronland v. GronlandNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1995
  3. LaVoi v. LaVoiNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Fedora v. FedoraNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1987

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Sommer v. SommerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2001
  2. Greenwood v. GreenwoodNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Wolf v. WolfNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Sommer v. SommerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2001
  5. Wolf v. WolfNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1996

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