Beattie v. Beattie

RUDMAN, Justice.

Paul Beattie (Paul) appeals from a divorce judgment entered in the Superior Court (Pe-nobscot County, MacInnes, A.R.J.) contending that the alimony and spousal support awarded Lucille Beattie (Lucille) are excessive, and the division of the parties’ marital property inequitable. We agree with Paul and vacate the judgment.

We review a trial court’s findings of fact only for clear error, and will not disturb an alimony award or property division unless it violates a positive rule of law or reaches a plainly and unmistakably unjust result. Harding v. Murray, 623 A.2d 172, 175…