Moore v. Moore
South Dakota Supreme Court
763 N.W.2d 536 (2009)
- Written by Mary Katherine Cunningham, JD
Facts
Denice Moore (plaintiff) and John Moore (defendant) married in 1975. Denice was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 1999, and John left the marital home in March 2001. John and Denice divorced in December 2003. The couple reached a property agreement, which was incorporated into the final decree of divorce. The property divorce gave John 13 percent of the marital assets and Denice 87 percent of the marital assets. The divorce decree ordered John to pay $100 per month in alimony to Denice until Denice’s death, remarriage, or reaching age 65. After the divorce, Denice started living with Russell Dulany, and John remarried Luanna Bowen. Denice filed a petition for alimony modification in 2006. The trial court granted Denice’s application for alimony modification, increasing John’s monthly payments to Denice and ordering John to pay costs. John appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Miller, J.)
What to do next…
Here's why 832,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
- Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 46,500 briefs, keyed to 994 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
- The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
- Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
- Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.
