Legal Opinion

Lawrence S. Ireland v. Brooke (Ireland) Tardiff

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided December 31, 2014No. Docket Yor-14-149PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ALEXANDER, J. '

[¶ 1] Lawrence S. Ireland appeals from a judgment of the District Court (York, Cantara, J.) finding him in contempt pursuant to M.R. Civ. P. 66 for his failure to make timely payment to his former wife, Brooke (Ireland) Tardiff, pursuant to their divorce judgment. Ireland argues that the court erred or abused its discretion in finding that Ireland could make four payments of $10,537.50 within nine months, as ordered, arid in making its ultimate finding of contempt. Because the court’s findings, made applying the appropriate standard of proof, are supported by competent evidence…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Efstathiou v. EfstathiouSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2009
  2. Dargie v. DargieSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2001
  3. Lewin v. SkehanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2012
  4. Christine M. Starrett v. Irven G. StarrettSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2014
  5. Christine A. Murphy v. William E. BartlettSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2014

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Camden National Bank v. Ilene F. WeintraubSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2016
  2. Todd A. Kilborn v. Nicole CareySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2016
  3. Edward J. Harshman v. Sheila C. HarshmanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2019
  4. Harshman v. HarshmanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2019

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