Legal Opinion

Patricia Mae Voter v. Dexter R. Voter

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided January 29, 2015No. Docket Pis-14-72PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHjelm, J.

[¶ 1] When Patricia Mae Voter and Dexter R. Voter divorced in 2006 after twenty-seven years of marriage, the divorce judgment required Dexter to pay Patricia general spousal support of $1,300 per month until he retired, when the amount of support would become “1/2 of his retirement earnings.” After Dexter retired in 2013, he filed a post-judgment motion to modify the amount of his spousal support obligation. The District Court (Dover-Foxcroft, Stitham, J.) issued an order clarifying the meaning of “retirement earnings,” and then, after a testimonial hearing, denied the motion to modify.…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Wardwell v. WardwellSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
  2. Diane L. Charette v. Dale N. CharetteSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2013
  3. Ezell v. LawlessSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2008
  4. Miele v. MieleSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2003
  5. Foster v. Oral Surgery Associates, P.A.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2008

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3Cited by14 opinions

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