Legal Opinion
Fitzpatrick v. Fitzpatrick
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided November 30, 2006PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLevy, J.
[¶ 1] Ella Fitzpatrick appeals from a divorce judgment entered by the District Court (Houlton, O’Mara, J.), contending that the court erred and exceeded the bounds of its discretion by (1) limiting its award of general spousal support to a term of ten years, and (2) making the award not subject to future modification. We agree with Fitzpatrick’s second contention and, therefore, modify the judgment so that it is subject to future modification. We affirm the judgment as modified.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
[¶ 2] Ella and Allan G. Fitzpatrick were married in 1979 and have lived in the Houlton area…
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