Legal Opinion
Department of Human Services v. Monty
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided January 14, 1998PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUDMAN, Justice.
[¶ 1] Charles Monty appeals from the judgment entered in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, MacNichol, J.) establishing his child support obligations. Charles contends that the court erred by treating the settlements he received as the result of two lawsuits as “gross income” for the purposes of determining his child support obligations, pursuant to 19 M.R.S.A. § 311(5)(A) 1 . We agree and vacate the judgment.
[¶2] Susan Monty and Charles Monty were divorced in 1989 and Charles was ordered to pay weekly child support. This amount was modified by court order in December,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Thibeault v. LarsonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995
- Berube v. Rust EngineeringSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995
3Cited by5 opinions
- In re JeromeSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2004
- Department of Human Services v. MontySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
- Walker v. WalkerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2005
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