Legal Opinion

Peterson v. Peterson

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided November 13, 1996No. Civil 960124PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

Michael Peterson appealed from a December 6, 1995 judgment dividing marital property and awarding custody and child support. We hold the trial court did not abuse its discretion in partially vacating a prior divorce decree. We further hold the trial court’s division of marital property and award of custody were not clearly erroneous, but it must redetermine child support in accordance with the Child Support Guidelines. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for a redetermination of child support.

Michael and Deidre Peterson were married in 1979. Their three…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Reinecke v. GriffethNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Fenske v. FenskeNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Ryan v. FlemmingNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Crawford v. CrawfordNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Foreng v. ForengNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1993

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3Cited by37 opinions

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  5. Kramer v. KramerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2006

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