Legal Opinion

Haag v. Haag

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided June 25, 1992PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WATHEN, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff Paula Haag appeals from a Superior Court order (Androscoggin County, Alexander, J.) affirming the District Court’s amendment of the divorce judgment (Lewiston, Gorman, J.). Plaintiff argues that the District Court abused its discretion when it eliminated defendant’s obligation to pay alimony because it did not limit its consideration to facts showing a substantial change in the parties’ financial circumstances. We agree that the court improperly relied on matters not relevant to the parties’ respective financial circumstances. Additionally, the record contains…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Smith v. SmithSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980
  2. Williams v. WilliamsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
  3. Mitchell v. MitchellSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Pettinelli v. YostSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2007
  2. Diane L. Charette v. Dale N. CharetteSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2013
  3. Largay v. LargaySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
  4. In Re Estate of RicciSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2003
  5. Day v. DaySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1998

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