Klein v. Klein

Defendant, Susanne Klein, appeals the trial court’s order for maintenance and child support. Defendant argues that the court abused its discretion and that the trial judge should have been recused from participating in this case. We reverse and remand in part and affirm in part.

This is the second time this divorce case has been appealed to this Court. The facts of the case leading up to the first appeal are described in detail in Klein v. Klein, 150 Vt. 466, 555 A.2d 382 (1988). The pertinent facts for this appeal are as follows.

Plaintiff and defendant were divorced in July, 1986 after an…