Estate of John M. Carter v. Ann C. Martin

MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:

2026 ME 34

Docket: Cum-25-357 Argued: March 4, 2026 Decided: April 16, 2026 Panel: STANFILL, C.J., and MEAD, CONNORS, LAWRENCE, DOUGLAS, and LIPEZ, JJ. ESTATE OF JOHN M. CARTER v. ANN C. MARTIN MEAD, J. [¶1] Ann C. Martin appeals from a divorce judgment entered in the District Court (Portland, Nofsinger, J.) on John M. Carter’s complaint for divorce. See 19-A M.R.S. § 902(1)(H) (2025). Martin asserts that because Carter died before the court signed the final judgment of divorce, the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the…