Legal Opinion

MacCormick v. MacCormick

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided June 6, 1984PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

In its judgment granting a divorce to Wendy MacCormick, the wife, the District Court (Farmington) ordered that custody of two minor children be awarded to Christopher MacCormick, the husband. From the Superior Court’s order affirming that judgment the wife now appeals to the Law Court. Because we agree with her contention on appeal that the District Court committed reversible error in refusing to allow her to make an offer of proof allegedly relevant to the child custody issue, we order the judgment of the District Court to be vacated and remand the case for rehearing…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. State v. HutchinsonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1970
  2. People v. BoyceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
  3. Bianchi v. Denholm & McKay Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
  4. State v. CokeleyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1976
  5. State v. RichSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. MasonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1987
  2. MacCormick v. MacCormickSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1986
  3. State of Maine v. Thomas FergusonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2019
  4. State v. FergusonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2019
  5. State v. McMahanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000

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