Shaw v. Shaw

[¶ 1] Phyllis M. Shaw appeals from a divorce judgment entered in the District Court (Caribou, Daigle, J.). She contends that the court abused its discretion by (1) ordering a distribution of the marital residence and mortgage debt that was contrary to the parties’ agreement, without affording the parties an opportunity for an evidentiary hearing on the issue; and (2) relying on its distribution of the marital residence as justification for denying Phyllis’s claim for spousal support. Because we agree with Phyllis’s first contention, we vacate the judgment, remand for further hearing, and do…