Maddick v. Deshon

After divorcing following a 20-year marriage, Joseph Maddick (plaintiff) was initially ordered to pay Roberta DeShon (defendant) $500 monthly in modifiable maintenance, but a year later the parties stipulated to a non-modifiable $750 monthly payment for seven years, terminable only upon Joseph's death; three years later, Roberta remarried, and Joseph petitioned to terminate maintenance under a Missouri statute providing that spousal maintenance terminates upon the recipient's remarriage, which the trial court granted, prompting Roberta's appeal.