Legal Opinion

Wade v. Wade

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided July 1, 2005No. 04-045PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAllen, C.J.

¶ 1. (Ret.), Specially Assigned. In this appeal from a final judgment of divorce, husband challenges the family court’s exclusion from the marital estate money given to the parties’ minor child in accordance with the Vermont Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (VUGMA), 14 V.S.A. §§ 3201-3209. Husband also contests the property division as inequitable because the court awarded nearly ninety percent of the marital property to wife. We affirm.

¶ 2. Husband and wife were married in 1991, had one child together, and separated in 2002. The parties, their daughter, and husband’s son from a prior relationship…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Cabot v. CabotSupreme Court of Vermont · 1997
  2. Payrits v. PayritsSupreme Court of Vermont · 2000
  3. Lalumiere v. LalumiereSupreme Court of Vermont · 1988
  4. Hayden v. HaydenSupreme Court of Vermont · 2003
  5. Harris v. HarrisSupreme Court of Vermont · 1994

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Drumheller v. DrumhellerSupreme Court of Vermont · 2009
  2. Kasser v. KasserSupreme Court of Vermont · 2006
  3. Billings v. Billings, Sr.Supreme Court of Vermont · 2011
  4. Caroline S. Lee v. Mark OgilbeeSupreme Court of Vermont · 2018
  5. Molleur v. MolleurSupreme Court of Vermont · 2012

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