Legal Opinion

Urquhart v. Urquhart

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided August 4, 2004PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRudman, J.

[¶ 1] Douglas M. Urquhart appeals from a judgment entered in the District Court (Rockland, Worth, J.) granting Douglas and Freida Urquhart a divorce. Douglas *194asserts that the court erred by failing to comply with the statutory requirements in ordering Douglas to pay spousal support to Freida and that the court exceeded the bounds of its discretion by granting Freida’s request for attorney fees. Because the court did not specify the type of spousal support awarded and the record fails to support the court’s conclusion that Douglas was better able to bear the costs of litigation, we vacate the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Bayley v. BayleySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1992
  2. Miele v. MieleSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2003
  3. Largay v. LargaySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
  4. Noyes v. NoyesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Payne v. PayneSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2006
  2. Smith v. PadolkoSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2008
  3. Warren v. WarrenSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2005
  4. Ellis v. EllisSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2008
  5. Carter v. CarterSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2006

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