Provencal v. Provencal

The plaintiff, Sheila A. Provencal, appeals from an order of the Superior Court (Bean, J.) approving a Master’s (Gary Cassavechia, Esq.) recommendation to award to her former husband, the defendant Arthur C. Provencal, physical custody of the parties’ teenage daughter. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

In May 1980, the plaintiff filed a libel for divorce, alleging that irreconcilable differences had caused the irremediable breakdown of the parties’ marriage. See RSA 458:7-a (Supp. 1979). Counsel for the parties agreed on the selection and appointment of a guardian ad litem for…