Flaherty v. Flaherty

The defendant, Paul Flaherty, appeals the property distribution in a divorce decree, recommended by the Master {Peter J. Bourque, Esq.) and approved by the Superior Court {Barry, J.), which awarded the plaintiff, Lynda Flaherty, one-half of the defendant’s interest in a spendthrift trust created by his parents. On appeal, the defendant argues that the trial court abused its discretion by: (1) applying New Hampshire law to the interpretation, construction, and administration of the trust; (2) including in the marital estate the defendant’s interest in the remainder of the trust, despite an…