State Supreme Court / Mont.

Vivian v. Vivian

Decided September 13, 1978. Frank I. Haswell wrote the opinion for the court.

583 P.2d 1072 · Cited 55 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

In Re Marriage of Kramer · 580 P.2d 439
In Re the Marriage of Johnsrud · 572 P.2d 902
Morse v. Morse · 571 P.2d 1147
Porter v. Porter · 473 P.2d 538
In Re Marriage of Capener · 582 P.2d 326

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