Bernier v. Bernier

The plaintiff, after twenty-one years of marriage to the defendant, filed a libel for divorce. Following a hearing, the Master (Stephanie T. Nute, Esq.) recommended a decree of divorce and a property division, which the Superior Court (Dalianis, J.) approved. On appeal, the defendant contends that the trial court erred in denying her the right to adjudicate her entitlement to alimony, and in finding the parties’ minor son emancipated and not in need of support. We reverse on the first issue and affirm on the second.

The parties were married on April 29, 1961. On June 4, 1982, the plaintiff…