Case Title: Dethloff v. Dethloff

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State: north-dakota

Court: North Dakota Supreme Court

Date: 1999-02-23T00:00:00Z

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Dethloff v. Dethloff  Dethloff v. Dethloff, 1999 ND 18, 592 N.W.2d 923 [Go to Documents]Filed Feb. 23, 1999 Modified Mar. 18, 1999[Download as WordPerfect]IN THE SUPREME COURTSTATE OF NORTH DAKOTA1999 ND 18 Sandra L. Dethloff, Plaintiff and Appellee v. William L. Dethloff, Defendant and Appellant Civil No. 980277 Appeal from the District Court of Burleigh County, South Central Judicial District, the Honorable Bruce B. Haskell, Judge. AFFIRMED. Per Curiam. Thomas M. Tuntland, Tuntland and Hoffman, 104 3rd Avenue Northwest, P.O. Box 1315, Mandan, ND 58554, for plaintiff and appellee. Ralph A. Vinje, Vinje Law Firm, 523 North 4th Street, Bismarck, ND 58501, for defendant and appellant. Dethloff v. Dethloff Civil No. 980277 Per Curiam. [¶1] William L. Dethloff appealed from a second reinstated judgment granting Sandra L. Dethloff a divorce and dividing their property. We affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2) and (4). Foreng v. Foreng, 509 N.W.2d 38 (N.D. 1993)(holding principal standards guiding award of attorney fees in a divorce action are one party's need and the other party's ability to pay). Pozarnsky v. Pozarnsky, 494 N.W.2d 148 , 151 (N.D. 1992)(holding award of attorney fees under section 14-05-23, N.D.C.C., does not depend entirely on merit of each position although one party's actions escalating fees unreasonably can be a factor). [¶2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J. Dale V. Sandstrom William A. Neumann Mary Muehlen Maring Carol Ronning Kapsner