DeGrace v. DeGrace

This appeal culminates a protracted, acrimonious divorce proceeding. The plaintiff appeals the property division and maintenance award, as well as other matters pertaining to the trial court’s conduct of these divorce proceedings. The maintenance award and property settlement are vacated; the final order is affirmed in all other respects.

The parties were divorced on July 2, 1984, on the grounds that they had lived separate and apart in excess of six months with the resumption of marital relations not reasonably probable. 15 V.S.A. § 551(7). A final order and judgment were issued on August 1,…