Marriage Diane Marie Brabec v. Todd

CANE, P.J. Diane Brabec appeals an order denying her maintenance from her former husband, Todd Brabec. Diane argues that the trial court abused its discretion by considering her conviction for soliciting to kill Todd. Alternatively, Diane argues that even if the trial court's consideration of her conviction was appropriate, it abused its discretion by denying Diane maintenance altogether. Because prohibiting the court from considering this factor would achieve an unreasonable and absurd result, and because the trial court properly applied the statutory factors, as well as considered both the support and fairness objectives of maintenance, we reject Diane's argument. We therefore affirm. Diane and Todd married in 1972 and in 1990 Diane filed an action for divorce. In July 1991, the trial court granted the divorce but reserved the issues of child support, maintenance and property division.