Paquette v. Paquette

In this divorce case, the plaintiff-husband appeals, alleging abuse of discretion by the trial court in its distribution of the marital estate and its awards of spousal maintenance and attorney fees to the defendant. We reverse.

The parties were married in 1965 and separated in 1984. Three children were born during the marriage, two of whom were minors at the time of the divorce. The trial court awarded custody of the minor children to the plaintiff. At the time of the hearing, plain*447tiff earned approximately $30,000 per year, while defendant’s annual income amounted to about $15,000. The court…