Legal Opinion

Cloutier v. Turner

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided January 19, 2012PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSilver, J.

[¶ 1] Raymond R. Cloutier appeals from a judgment entered in the District Court (Lewiston, Lawrence, J.) granting Robin M. (Cloutier) Turner’s motion to enforce the child support provisions of a 1992 amended divorce judgment. Cloutier argues that (1) Turner lacks standing to bring the motion to enforce because she filed it after the children became adults; (2) the limitations period on a claim of overdue child support is six years; (3) the court’s failure to apply the six-year statute of limitations deprived Cloutier of his constitutional right of equal protection; and (4) laches should apply…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Friends of Lincoln Lakes v. Board of Environmental ProtectionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2010
  2. Carter v. CarterSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1992
  3. Glew v. GlewSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1999
  4. Matteson v. BatchelderSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2011
  5. Peters v. O'LEARYSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2011

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3Cited by8 opinions

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