Helland v. Helland

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• affirming trial court’s award of spousal maintenance where spouse presented opinion evidence showing it was unlikely she would be able to return to work within three to five years
• “When the court determines one spouse has wasted or dissipated marital assets, it may apportion the community property in a manner designed to compensate the other spouse for the waste.”
• “An order for payment of spousal maintenance should promote a transition to financial independence for the receiving spouse while allowing a reasonable approximation of the standard of living established during the marriage.” (emphasis added) (cleaned up)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).