Durkin v. Durkin
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
1Opinion of the CourtJabar, J.
[¶1] Joyce L. Durkin appeals from a judgment of divorce from Donald G. Durkin entered on Donald's complaint by the District Court (Biddeford, Foster , J. ) and the court's denial of her motion for amended or clarified findings and for reconsideration. Joyce asserts that the trial court erred by concluding that it lacked the authority to award spousal support from nonmarital assets and by declining to award nominal spousal support. Although the court does have the authority to consider a spouse's nonmarital assets in determining the appropriateness of spousal support and does have the…
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