Legal Opinion

Black v. Black

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided June 20, 2017No. Docket: Wal-16-151Published

1Opinion of the CourtHjelm, J.

[¶ 1] James A. Black appeals from a judgment of the District Court (Belfast, Raimondi, J.) denying a motion for contempt filed against him by his ex-wife, Dorothy D. Black, but nevertheless ordering him to pay Dorothy a sum that the court determined he owed to her pursuant to the parties’ divorce judgment. James argues that the court lacked authority to grant Dorothy any form of relief upon denying her motion for contempt, which was not accompanied by a motion to enforce. The record reveals that the court determined that Dorothy had proved that James was in contempt, but the court denied…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ezell v. LawlessSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2008
  2. Christine A. Murphy v. William E. BartlettSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2014

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