Legal Opinion

Tobin v. Hershey

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided December 24, 2002No. 02-041 & 02-111PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

¶ 1. Husband ap- ■ peals the family court’s decision under V.R.C.P. 60(b)(6) granting wife a percentage of the pension benefits he had begun receiving after accepting an early retirement offer from his employer. We uphold the family court’s decision requiring husband to share the early-retirement pension benefits with wife and ordering him to pay wife’s attorney’s fees associated with the Rule 60(b) proceeding; however, with the exception of a relatively small lump-sum payment that husband elected to receive immediately upon retiring, we conclude that the court should have limited wife’s…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. McGee v. McGeeAlaska Supreme Court · 1999
  2. Riehle v. TudhopeSupreme Court of Vermont · 2000
  3. Chaker v. ChakerSupreme Court of Vermont · 1990
  4. Bingham v. TenneySupreme Court of Vermont · 1990
  5. Boisselle v. BoisselleSupreme Court of Vermont · 1994

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. In re C.L., JuvenileSupreme Court of Vermont · 2021
  2. In re FitzGeraldSupreme Court of Vermont · 2007
  3. Alison Beckwith v. Sebastian SweatmanSupreme Court of Vermont · 2026

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