Legal Opinion

Bryant v. Bryant

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided February 20, 1980PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

Defendant husband appeals from a judgment of divorce entered in the Superior Court, Androscoggin County. He asserts error in those portions of the judgment: (a) dividing the “marital property” acquired prior to 1972; (b) ordering him to pay alimony to the wife; and (c) ordering him to pay part of the wife’s counsel fees. We sustain only the husband’s contention concerning that portion of the alimony decree ordering him to maintain life and health insurance for the benefit of the wife. To that extent, but only to that extent, we vacate the decree, and remand the case to…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Bowman v. BowmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1947
  2. Tibbetts v. TibbettsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
  3. Wood v. WoodSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
  4. Fournier v. FournierSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1977
  5. Miller v. MillerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1874

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3Cited by46 opinions

  1. Davis v. CoxCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
  2. Efstathiou v. Aspinquid, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2008
  3. Williams v. WilliamsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
  4. Hebert v. HebertSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
  5. Jacobs v. JacobsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1986

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