Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Jul 3, 2018
Laura Sulkin, Respondent/Cross-Appellant, vs. David Sulkin, Appellant/Cross-Respondent.
David Sulkin appealed the trial court's judgment ordering him to pay Laura Sulkin $5,000 per month in maintenance following their divorce. The trial court found Wife's reasonable monthly expenses to be $5,000 and imputed $2,667 per month in employment income to her, yet still awarded $5,000 in maintenance, resulting in her total income exceeding her stated needs. The Eastern District of the Missouri Court of Appeals reversed and remanded the maintenance award, finding the trial court's findings regarding Wife's reasonable needs and the maintenance calculation to be inconsistent and ambiguous, preventing adequate appellate review.