Legal Opinion

Fowler v. Fowler

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided December 17, 1997PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LIPEZ, Justice.

[¶ 1] James Fowler appeals from the judgment entered in the Superior Court (York County, Crowley, J.) affirming the order entered in the District Court (York, Levy, J.) relieving his former wife of her child support obligation pursuant to 19 M.R.S.A. §§ 311-320 (Pamph.1996). 1 On appeal James argues that the court failed to set forth adequate written findings of fact to support a deviation from the child support guidelines; and, alternatively, that the court exceeded the bounds of its discretion in relieving his former wife of her child support obligation. We disagree and…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Pederson v. PedersonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1994
  2. White v. AllenSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995
  3. LeBlanc v. LeBlancSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1991

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Ames v. AmesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2003
  2. Department of Human Services v. MontySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
  3. Lee v. MaierSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1999
  4. Hedrich v. HedrichSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1998

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