Richard v. Richard

¶ 1. Husband Gilles Richard appeals from a family court order awarding wife Ellen Richard interest on a payment due under the final divorce decree. Husband argues that the award of interest is an impermissible modification of the final decree. We affirm.

¶ 2. The parties were married for twenty-six years and divorced pursuant to a final divorce decree issued in December 2012. The unappealed judgment became final by operation of law on January 30, 2013. The final decree ordered husband to pay wife the sum of $11,500 pursuant to the following terms:

[Husband] shall pay [wife] the sum of $11,500…