Legal Opinion · Dissent

Roberts v. Roberts

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided August 14, 2007Published

1DissentAlexander, J.

[¶ 11] I respectfully dissent. The record in this case includes a judgment by the court with findings sufficient to inform the parties and our appellate review of the factual and legal basis for the trial court’s decision on all critical issues. See Dargie v. Dargie, 2001 ME 127, ¶ 2, 778 A.2d 353, 355 (trial court has a duty to make findings sufficient to inform the parties of the reasoning underlying its conclusions and to provide for effective appellate review). If findings are sufficient to permit reasoned appellate review, a party is not entitled to further findings to address its theory…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Dargie v. DargieSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2001
  2. Peters v. PetersSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1997
  3. Sewall v. SaritvanichSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1999
  4. State v. GreenleafSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2004
  5. JIM MITCHELL, JED DAVIS, PA v. LavigneSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2001

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