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Remedies Keyed to Tabb, 8th
Pyeatte v. Pyeatte
Citation:
661 P.2d 196 (1982)Facts
Margrethe and Charles Pyeatte married in December 1972, both holding bachelor’s degrees. In early 1974, they agreed that Margrethe would support Charles through three years of law school without his having to work, and upon completion, Charles would support Margrethe through her master’s degree without her having to work. Margrethe supported them both on her salary during Charles’s first two years of law school, and during the third year, after losing her job, the couple used savings to which Margrethe had significantly contributed. Charles graduated law school, was admitted to the Bar, and obtained employment at a law firm in Prescott. The couple acknowledged Charles’s salary would be insufficient to support both of them and pay for Margrethe’s education simultaneously, so she agreed to defer her plans. In April 1978, Charles informed Margrethe he no longer wanted to be married. At dissolution in June 1978, there was minimal community property and no spousal maintenance was sought or granted.
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