Wall v. Moore

Defendant Steven A. Moore appeals the Windham Family Court’s order dividing the marital property and debts in a final divorce decree. He further appeals the trial court’s decision not to award him spousal maintenance, and claims that gender bias motivated the court’s decision, in violation of the Equal Protection clauses of the United States and Vermont Constitutions. We affirm.

Plaintiff and defendant were married for the last four years of their fifteen year relationship, which ended in a divorce in 1996. In issuing a final decree of divorce, the court distributed all marital assets of the…