Legal Opinion

Tibbetts v. Tibbetts

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided September 13, 1979PublishedCited by 63 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NICHOLS, Justice.

This appeal from a divorce judgment focuses upon the proper characterization and treatment in that judgment of a sum of money which during marriage one spouse had contributed toward the married couple’s acquisition of certain real estate.

The Plaintiff, Donna H. Tibbetts, appeals from a Superior Court order in Penobscot County, which affirmed in part the District Court decree granting her a divorce from the Defendant, David R. Tibbetts, but for the second time remanded the cause to District Court for a minor amendment to that portion of its decree which related to the…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Painter v. PainterSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1974
  2. Colden v. AlexanderTexas Supreme Court · 1943
  3. Corder v. CorderMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
  4. Gapsch v. GapschIdaho Supreme Court · 1954
  5. Marriage of Cain v. CainMissouri Court of Appeals · 1976

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3Cited by63 opinions

  1. Hoffmann v. HoffmannSupreme Court of Missouri · 1984
  2. Whiting v. WhitingWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Marriage of Nardini v. NardiniSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1987
  4. Wade v. WadeCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1985
  5. Harper v. HarperCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1982

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