Legal Opinion

Spooner v. Spooner

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided May 28, 2004PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCalkins, J.

[¶ 1] Stephen A. Spooner appeals from the divorce judgment entered in the District Court (Lewiston, Daigle, J.), which determined that an investment account containing shares of stock was the non-marital property of Deborah L. Spooner. Stephen contends that the stock in the account is marital property because (1) it was received from Deborah’s mother’s trust during the marriage; (2) Deborah’s mother had intended the stock to be transferred to Deborah and Stephen jointly; (3) it was placed and remained in a joint account; and (4) a substantial amount of its proceeds were used for marital debts…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Conrad v. BowersMissouri Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. Tibbetts v. TibbettsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
  3. Carter v. CarterSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980
  4. Doucette v. WashburnSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2001
  5. Long v. LongSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1997

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Nadeau v. NadeauSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2008
  2. Laqualia v. LaqualiaSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2011
  3. Miliano v. MilianoSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2012
  4. Coppola v. CoppolaSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2007
  5. In Re Walter R.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2004

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