Richter v. Richter
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
625 N.W.2d 490 (Minn. Ct. App. 2001)
Relevant factsFree
Barbara Richter (plaintiff) filed for divorce from Kevin Richter (defendant), citing an irretrievable breakdown of the marriage. Kevin contested the petition, arguing no irretrievable breakdown had occurred and that Minnesota's divorce statute violated the Contract Clause by letting the state impair his marriage contract. Kevin did not appear at the divorce hearing, where Barbara testified the marriage had irretrievably broken down. The trial court granted the divorce, and Kevin appealed.
IssueFree
Whether one spouse's testimony alone is a sufficient basis for a trial court to find that a marriage has irretrievably broken down.