Norberg v. Norberg

The defendant, Virginia R. Norberg, appeals from a Superior Court (Dickson, J.) order approving a Master’s (Martha W. Copithorne, Esq.) recommendation to deny her motion to modify the permanent stipulations she agreed to with the plaintiff, Michael Nor-berg. For the reasons that follow, we reverse and remand.

In 1986, after twenty-nine years of marriage, the plaintiff and defendant were divorced by decree of the Strafford County Superior Court. The final decree provided, in part, that the plaintiff would pay the defendant $1800 per month in alimony until she remarried or died. It also provided…