ATTORNEY FEES awarded for having to respond to appeal of TOP in favor of Plaintiff attorney… Order. [Read more…]
Order of protection, harassment of family law attorney
ORDER OF PROTECTION: 10-year POP properly issued for campaign of harassment against family law attorney… Sullivan/Allison affirmed. [Read more…]
Marital, alleged PMA unenforceable, property division
MARITAL: Alleged PMA properly found unenforceable and unconscionable, property equitably divided including award of parcel to intervenor son… Eddy affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]
Marital, maintenance Decree/QDRO modification
MARITAL: Maintenance in Decree and QDRO properly modified based on mistake, changed circumstances… maintenance arrearages erroneously calculated… Lympus affirmed, reversed. [Read more…]
Marital, “domiciled 90 days” jurisdictional defect
MARITAL: Any jurisdictional defect of wife not being domiciled in Montana for 90 days preceding her petition was cured when she established domicile for 90 days and filed a “supplemental pleading” alleging such (1st impression)… Lympus affirmed. [Read more…]
Discrimination, oil rig operator, learning disability
DISCRIMINATION: Original $36,405 to oil rig operator with learning disability for failure to help with paperwork properly [Read more…]
Marital, common law marriage
MARITAL: Common law marriage correctly found… Prezeau affirmed (IOR I-3(d)(v)). [Read more…]
Disability, $178,546.33 on remand from $36,406
DISABILITY: Original award of $36,405 to oil rig operator with learning disability for failure to help with paperwork increased on remand from HRC to $178,546.33 including damages for [Read more…]
Marital, post-appeal rulings, farm properties
MARITAL: Rulings by Stadler following first appeal of decree dividing farms affirmed… (IOR I-3(d)(v)). [Read more…]
Marital, due process, support increase
MARITAL: Father afforded procedural due process as to supplemental financial information in support modification proceeding… sufficient evidence to support findings adopted verbatim from mother’s proposed findings… support properly raised from $225 to $837/mo… fees below, not on appeal… Lympus affirmed (IOR I-3(d)(v)). [Read more…]