NELSON v. NELSON

Civil No. 950299.

547 N.W.2d 741 (1996)

Keith Michael NELSON, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Jody Lynn NELSON, n/k/a Jody Lynn Novak, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

May 14, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Ohlsen, Ltd., Brainerd, MN, for plaintiff and appellee; argued by Richard A. Ohlsen. Appearance by Alan M. McDonaugh, Law Clerk.

Karen K. Braaten, Ltd., Grand Forks, ND, for defendant and appellant; argued by Karen K. Braaten. Appearance by Lynn Block, Law Clerk.


MESCHKE, Justice.

Jody Lynn Nelson appeals from a decree decreasing the child support payable by her ex-husband, Keith Michael Nelson. Although we disagree with much of the trial court's reasoning for refusing to impute more income to Keith, we agree with one valid reason and with the result. Therefore, we affirm.

Jody and Keith were married on May 30, 1981, and had two children. Erica Lynn was born on June 7, 1982, and Ashley Nicole was born on June 4, 1987...

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