Legal Opinion

Cyr v. Cyr

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided December 30, 1983PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VIOLETTE, Justice.

The defendant Peter Cyr appeals from an order of the Superior Court entered on his motion for clarification of the divorce decree. We agree with the defendant’s contention that the court exceeded its authority in making a material change in the distribution of the marital assets. We therefore sustain the appeal.

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On July 27, 1979, the Superior Court granted Laurel Cyr a divorce from Peter Cyr on the ground of irreconcilable marital differences. The divorce decree provided for the division of the parties’ real and personal marital property. In pertinent part, the decree…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Wood v. WoodSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
  2. Wardwell v. WardwellSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
  3. Merrill v. MerrillSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
  4. Randlett v. RandlettSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
  5. Boothbay Harbor Condominium I v. WhittenSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Bliss v. BlissSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1990
  2. Greenwood v. GreenwoodSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
  3. Copp v. LibertySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2003
  4. Hughes v. MorinSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
  5. Bentley v. BentleySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1988

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