Legal Opinion

Hendrickson v. Hendrickson

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided August 2, 1978No. 4890PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RAPER, Justice.

The appellant-plaintiff raises in this divorce case on appeal the following issues:

*12661. Did the trial court err in granting alimony though not put in issue by the pleadings or any testimony at trial?

2. If the trial court did possess power to award alimony, was there sufficient evidence on which to base the award?

3. If alimony was properly awarded, was the award excessive?

We will affirm.

Appellant-plaintiff-husband, age 29, sought a decree of divorce from his appel-lee-defendant-wife, age 24. The divorce was granted, and the decree provided custody of the couple’s child to be with…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Heyl v. HeylWyoming Supreme Court · 1974
  2. Young v. YoungWyoming Supreme Court · 1970
  3. Closson v. ClossonWyoming Supreme Court · 1923
  4. Lonabaugh v. LonabaughWyoming Supreme Court · 1933
  5. Biggerstaff v. BiggerstaffWyoming Supreme Court · 1968

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. Grosskopf v. GrosskopfWyoming Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Reavis v. ReavisWyoming Supreme Court · 1998
  3. DeWitt v. BalbenWyoming Supreme Court · 1986
  4. Marquiss v. MarquissWyoming Supreme Court · 1992
  5. Ready v. ReadyWyoming Supreme Court · 2003

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