In re Marriage of Gust
Annotate this CaseIn its order dissolving the marriage of Steven Gust and Linda Gust, the district court required Steven to pay traditional child support in the amount of $1400 and then in the amount of $2000 per month upon termination of child support, for life. Steven appealed, challenging the spousal support amount as excessive in amount and duration. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the award of traditional spousal support of unlimited duration in the amount of $2000 per month was fair in this case; and (2) the district court did not err in not fashioning a spousal support order that took into account Steven’s future retirement, as the question of whether Steven’s child support should be modified upon his retirement must be made in a modification action when retirement is imminent or has actually occurred.
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