O'Brien v. O'Brien

I respectfully disagree with the majority that the court improperly failed to consider and apply the child support guidelines1 when it ordered the plaintiff, Michael J. O’Brien, to pay unallocated alimony and child support (unallocated support) to the defendant, Kathleen E. O’Brien. Because I would affirm the judgment with respect to the unallocated support, I also consider the plaintiffs other claims on appeal, which are that it was improper for the court to (1) fail to assign an earning capacity to the defendant, (2) order *558him to maintain life insurance for as long as he has a lifetime…