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Opinions in Minnesota that cite Marriage of Peterka v. Peterka, 675 N.W.2d 353.
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In Re the Custody of BJS: Joseph Stanton v. Amber Lee Finley, County of Fillmore
Minn. Ct. App. 2026
at 222 (quotation omitted); see also Wilson v. Moline , (stating that the function of an appellate court “does not require [it] to discuss and review in detail the evidence for the purpose of demonstrating that it supports the [district] court’s findings”); -58 (Minn. App. 2004) (applying this aspect of Wilson in a family-law appeal).
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In re the Marriage of: Steven Edward Stwalley v. Leigh Anne Stwalley
Minn. Ct. App. 2026
4 “A district court’s [calculation] of income for maintenance purposes is a finding of fact and is not set aside unless clearly erroneous.”
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In Re the Marriage of Joshua Laurance Patterson v. Rebecca Marie Patterson
Minn. Ct. App. 2026
The statute requires the district court to consider these factors, but the court “is not required to make specific findings on every statutory factor if the findings that were made reflect that the district court adequately considered the relevant statutory factors.”
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In the Marriage of: Todd Charles Sherette v. Melissa Ann Sherette
Minn. Ct. App. 2026
See Peterka 12 v. Peterka, (“A district court’s determination of income for maintenance purposes is a finding of fact[.]”); Mesenbourg, d at 492 (providing that when appellant does not provide a transcript, appellate review is limited to the district court’s legal conclusions).
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In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: C. M. D., C. J. M. and T. …
Minn. Ct. App. 2026
Commitment of Kenney, (quotation omitted); (stating that the function of an appellate court “does not require [it] to discuss and review in detail the evidence for the purpose of demonstrating that it supports the trial court’s findings”); -58 (Minn. App. 2004) (applying this aspect of Wilson in a family-law appeal).
- In re the Marriage of: Teresa Marie Nordahl v. Steven Edward Nordahl Minn. Ct. App. 2026
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In re the Marriage of: Teresa Marie Nordahl v. Steven Edward Nordahl
Minn. Ct. App. 2026
“A district court’s determination of income for maintenance purposes is a finding of fact and is not set aside unless clearly erroneous.”
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In Re the Marriage of: Erica Leigh Riehm v. Harold Andrew Riehm
Minn. Ct. App. 2026
17, 2018); -58 (Minn. App. 2004) (same); (stating that “[t]he function of an appellate court is that of review.
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In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child(ren) of: J. J. F. and T. D. H., Jr., …
Minn. Ct. App. 2025
at 222 (); see also Wilson, d at 870 (stating that the function of an appellate court “does not require [it] to discuss and review in detail the evidence for the purpose of demonstrating that it supports 14 the trial court’s findings”); -58 (Minn. App. 2004) (applying this aspect of Wilson in a family-law appeal).
- In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: J. J. S. I., Parent Minn. Ct. App. 2025
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In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: J. J. S. I., Parent
Minn. Ct. App. 2025
5 to spousal maintenance); (district court did not abuse its discretion when it “resolved the issue in a logical manner consistent with the facts on the record.”).
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In re the Marriage of: Mark S. Steinmetz v. Darlene D. Steinmetz
Minn. Ct. App. 2025
“A district court’s determination of income for maintenance purposes is a finding of fact and is not set aside unless clearly erroneous.”
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In re the Marriage of: Amanda Marie-Gladys Johnson v. Joseph Lyle Johnson
Minn. Ct. App. 2025
“A district court’s determination of income for maintenance purposes is a finding of fact and is not set aside unless clearly erroneous.”
- In re the Marriage of: Ryan Russell Preusse v. Amanda Jayne Preusse Minn. Ct. App. 2025
- In re the Marriage of: Ryan Russell Preusse v. Amanda Jayne Preusse Minn. Ct. App. 2025
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In the Marriage of: Amy Nicole Solinger v. Jason Mark Solinger
Minn. Ct. App. 2025
See Madden, d at 696; 8 (Minn. App. 2004) (“The statutory framework for the setting and modification of maintenance awards implicitly acknowledges that a sub-marital-standard- of-living maintenance award may be initially equitable, but it also recognizes that circumstances can change to render such an award unreasonable and unfai
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In re the Marriage of: Brent Lee Florine v. Lauren Marie Florine
Minn. Ct. App. 2025
This court held in Peterka v. Peterka that “a maintenance obligor has a duty, to the extent equitable under the circumstances, to support the maintenance recipient at the marital standard of living.” -59 (Minn. App. 2004).
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In re the Marriage of: Jacob Juta v. Fte-Hudani Achinge
Minn. Ct. App. 2024
“A district court’s determination of income for maintenance purposes is a finding of fact and is not set aside unless clearly erroneous.”
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In re the Marriage of: Tracie Kay Fowler v. Erwin James Fowler, III
Minn. Ct. App. 2024
“Findings of fact concerning spousal maintenance must be upheld unless they are clearly erroneous.” see Peterka v. 14 Peterka, (stating that an income determination is a finding of fact).
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In re the Marriage of: Teresa Marie Nordahl v. Steven Edward Nordahl
Minn. Ct. App. 2024
“A district 8 court’s determination of income for maintenance purposes is a finding of fact and is not set aside unless clearly erroneous.”
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In re the Marriage of: Daniel Chaim Tennebaum v. Tara Ajit Deshpande
Minn. Ct. App. 2023
“A district court’s determination of income for maintenance purposes is a finding of fact and is not set aside unless clearly erroneous.”
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In re the Marriage of: Diane Faye Meyer v. Chad Allen Meyer
Minn. Ct. App. 2023
“A district court’s determination of income for maintenance purposes is a finding of fact and is not set aside unless clearly erroneous.”
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In re the Marriage of: Russell Vander Wiel v. Sharna Ann Wahlgren
Minn. Ct. App. 2023
Third, “[t]he purpose of a maintenance award is to allow the recipient and the obligor to have a standard of living that approximates the marital standard of living, as closely as is equitable under the circumstances.”
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In re the Marriage of: Kimberly Erin Macfarlane v. Bruce Travis Adam Macfarlane
Minn. Ct. App. 2022
And although both parties make record-based arguments about what the net income figures should be , “[a] district court’s determination of income for maintenance purposes is a finding of fact[ .]”
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In re the Marriage of: Kelly John Brown v. Shawn Marie Brown
Minn. Ct. App. 2022
Peterka v. Peterka , (citing Minn. Stat. § 518.552, subd.
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In re the Marriage of: Kelly Susan LaPara v. Timothy Michael LaPara
Minn. Ct. App. 2022
The statute requires the district court to consider the se factors, but the court “is not required to make specific findings on every statutory factor if the findings that were made reflect that the district court adequately considered the relevant statutory factors.”
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In re the Marriage of: Emily Kay Stilwagon v. Shawn Bradford Stilwagon
Minn. Ct. App. 2022
dence for the purpose of demonstrating that it supports the trial court’s findings,” and that an appellate court’s “duty is performed when [it] consider[s] all the evidence, as we have done here, and det ermine[s] that it reasonably supports the findings”); n.3 (Minn. App. 2018) (applying this aspect of Wilson in a family law appeal); Peterka v. Peterka , -58 (Minn. App. 2004) (same).
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In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of: Nicholas Scott Thompson
Minn. Ct. App. 2021
17, 2018); -58 (Minn. App. 2004) (same).
- In re the Marriage of: David Gordon Wingad v. Janet Marie Wingad Minn. Ct. App. 2021
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In re the Marriage of: Amy Lynn Callister (A20-1249) (A20-1261) v. Kevin Callister (A20-1249) (A20-1261)
Minn. Ct. App. 2021
2(c); see Peterka v. Peterka , -59 (Minn. App. 2004) .
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In re the Marriage of: John Alex Walker v. Laura Margaret Walker
Minn. Ct. App. 2021
rule of law applicable in any other proceeding.” Dobrin, d at 201; see also Honke v. Honke , 10 Preliminarily, we observe that other caselaw establishes that “the district court is not required to make specific findings on every statutory factor if the findings that were made reflect that the district court adequately considered the relevant statutory factors.” (); (holding “that the district court was required to consider only the relevant best-interest factors in [the parenting-time modificati
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In re the Marriage of: Katherine Ella Hoene v. Matthew Arnold Kramar
Minn. Ct. App. 2021
17, 2018); -58 (Minn. App. 2004) (same).
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In re the Marriage of: John A. Laumann v. Kelly M. Laumann
Minn. Ct. App. 2021
“The purpose of a maintenance award is to allow the recipient and the obligor to have a standard of living that approximates the marital stan dard of living, as closely as is equitable under the circumstances.”
- William Gunder Reppe Jr. v. Karen Beckers Reppe Minn. Ct. App. 2021
- In re the Marriage of: Marcia A. Hammond v. Jeffrey Lyle Buchanan Minn. Ct. App. 2021
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In re the Marriage of: Ajay K. Israni v. Sonal A. Sidhwani
Minn. Ct. App. 2021
“The purpose of a maintenance award is to allow the recipient and the obligor to have a standard of living that approximates the marital standard of living, as closely as is equitable under the circumstances.”
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In re the Marriage of: Amy Jo Yurek, n/k/a Amy Jo Sellers v. Michael Francis Yurek
Minn. Ct. App. 2021
App. 2001) (citing Erlandson, d at 39-40); (noting that the purpose of spousal maintenance is “to allow the recipi ent and the obligor to have a standard of living that approximates the marital standard of living, as closely as is equitable under the circumstances”).
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In re the Marriage of: Caryn Blaine Evans v. Keith Eric Evans
Minn. Ct. App. 2021
“A district court’s determination of income for maintenance purposes is a finding of fact and is not set aside unless clearly erroneous.”
- In re the Marriage of: Andrew Lowe Billett v. RuthAnne Billett Minn. Ct. App. 2020
- In re the Marriage of: Matthew James Ulness v. Jill Marie Ulness, n/k/a Jill-Marie Stefano Minn. Ct. App. 2020
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In re the Marriage of: Timothy John Goettl v. Tonna Lorraine Goettl
Minn. Ct. App. 2020
Rather, the [maintenance recipient] can expect a sum that will keep with the circumstances and living standards of the parties at the time of the divorce.” Lee v. Lee , (quotations omitted); see Peterka v. Peterka , (stating that the purpose of a maintenance award “is to allow the recipient and the obli gor to have a standard of living that approximates the marital standard of living, as closely as is equitable under the circumstances”).
- In re the Marriage of: Joyce Marie Peterson (A19-1163) (A19-1332) v. David Lee Peterson (A19-1163) (A19-1332) Minn. Ct. App. 2020
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In re the Marriage of: Jane Swenson Amdal v. Keith Solomon Moheban
Minn. Ct. App. 2020
.”); (stating “maintenance depends on a showing of need”); Peterka v. Peterka , (articulating purpose of spousal maintenance as allowing “the recipient and the obligor to have a standard of living that appro ximates the marital standard of living, as closely as is equit able under the 11 circumstances,” and recognizing circumstances to include determination of recipi
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In re the Marriage of: Jill Melisa Sinda v. Richard Joseph Sinda
Minn. Ct. App. 2020
See Peterka v. P eterka, (stating that t he purpose of a maintenance award is to allow the parties to have “a standard of living that approximates the marital standard of living, as closely as is equitable under the circumstances”).
- In re the Marriage of: Charles Robert Aufenthie v. Heidi Christine Aufenthie Minn. Ct. App. 2020
- In re the Marriage of: Erika Lynn Huerta, nka Erika Lynn Mazzitello v. Fernando Huerta, and Washington County, … Minn. Ct. App. 2020
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In re the Marriage of: Paul Matthias Hobday v. Mary Kay Hobday
Minn. Ct. App. 2020
“The purpose of a maintenance award is to allow the recipient and the obligor to have a sta ndard of living that approximates the marital standard of living, as closely as is equitable under the circumstances.”
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In re the Marriage of: Christina L. Suhsen v. Karl W. Suhsen
Minn. Ct. App. 2020
“A district court’s determination of income for maintenance purposes is a finding of fact and is not set aside unl ess clearly erroneous.” Peterka v. Peterka
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In re the Marriage of: Zondra A. Thompson v. Eric L. Thompson
Minn. Ct. App. 2020
“A district court’s determination of income for maintenance purposes is a finding of fact and is not set aside unless clearly erroneous.”
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In re the Marriage of: Larry Allan Keeler v. Michelle Marie Keeler
Minn. Ct. App. 2020
2,] if the findings that were made reflect that the district court adequately considered the relevant statutory factors.”