Beals v. Beals
Annotate this CaseWife filed a petition for dissolution of her marriage to Husband in the district court. The matter subsequently came before a standing master. After a hearing, the standing master issued her findings of fact, conclusions of law, and final decree of dissolution, which incorporated by reference a final parenting plan. After the final decree was entered, Husband appealed. However, Husband did not file any objections in the district court to the standing master's findings and conclusions within the ten-day period prescribed by Mont. Code Ann. 3-5-126(2). The Supreme Court dismissed Husband's appeal without prejudice, holding that section 3-5-126(2) and the district court's standing order required that Husband, as a prerequisite for perfecting his appeal to the Court, first file specific objections in the district court to the standing master's findings of fact, conclusions of law, and final decree of dissolution.
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