Legal Opinion

Walter Lourie v. Sharlee Lourie

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided May 13, 2016No. 2015-070PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtEaton, J.

¶ 1. Husband appeals from a final divorce order, arguing that the family division of the superior court: (1) failed to consider the relevant statutory factors before incorporating the parties’ pretrial separation agreement into the divorce order; (2) erroneously awarded wife an arrears judgment based on their agreement even though the agreement had not been submitted to the court or incorporated into a temporary order prior to the final divorce hearing; and (3) abused its discretion by awarding wife the bulk of the marital estate in addition to a substantial maintenance award. We reverse and…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Semprebon v. SemprebonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1991
  2. White v. WhiteSupreme Court of Vermont · 1982
  3. Pouech v. PouechSupreme Court of Vermont · 2006
  4. DeGrace v. DeGraceSupreme Court of Vermont · 1986
  5. Allen v. AllenSupreme Court of Vermont · 1994

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. In Re Estate of FarrSupreme Court of Vermont · 1988
  2. Caroline Maier v. Siegfried MaierSupreme Court of Vermont · 2021
  3. Taranjit Kaur MAGHU v. Prabhjot SINGH Prabhjot Singh v. Taranjit Kaur MaghuSupreme Court of Vermont · 2018

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