Jamison v. Jamison

HANNA, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered in a dissolution of marriage action by the circuit court of Henry County, awarding the petitioner/respondent “maintenance in gross.”

Appellant claims respondent is not entitled to an award of maintenance because she does not meet the essential requirements of § 452.335, RSMo (as amended) and because she expressly waived her entitlement to such an award. Respondent agrees with appellant’s factual contentions, but argues the award was intended as a division of marital property and not as maintenance.

Respondent was awarded the family…