Legal Opinion

Teele v. West-Harper

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided September 19, 2017No. Docket: Lin-16-547Published

1Opinion of the CourtHjelm, J.

[¶ 1] Eric A. Teele appeals from a judgment in which the District Court (Wiscas-set, Mathews, J.) granted his motion to modify his child support obligation to his former wife, Lisa West-Harper, but denied his request to be reimbursed for support he had paid during a period when he was disabled, even though as a result of his disability the parties’ two minor children received a retroactive lump-sum dependent benefit from the Social Security Administration covering the same period when he had made payments. Teele argues that the court erred by concluding, based on 19-A M.R.S. § 2107 (2016),…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. HarrellSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  2. Cyr v. CyrSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
  3. Wood v. WoodSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
  4. Wong v. HawkSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2012
  5. Beck v. BeckSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1999

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