Bancroft v. Bancroft

Defendant Robert Bancroft appeals from a divorce decree of the Chittenden Superior Court awarding plaintiff Linda Bancroft maintenance and child support, as well as physical and legal responsibility for the parties’ two children. We affirm.

I

Linda and Robert Bancroft separated in November of 1986 after eleven and one-half years of marriage. The parties have two children — Nathan, born in 1982, and Ira, born in 1983. Upon separation, the parties attempted a joint-custody arrangement with the children, but it was unsuccessful because of animosity between the parties. Linda, a consultant and…