RUSSELL v. RUSSELL

No. 89-564.

597 A.2d 798 (1991)

Janet D. RUSSELL v. James V. RUSSELL.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

August 23, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Roper of Neuse, Smith, Roper & Venman, Middlebury, for plaintiff-appellee.

John J. Bergeron and Norman C. Smith of Bergeron, Paradis, Coombs & Fitzpatrick, Burlington, for defendant-appellant.

Before ALLEN, C.J., and GIBSON, DOOLEY, MORSE and JOHNSON, JJ.


MORSE, Justice.

This appeal from a divorce judgment entered eighteen months after the hearing on the merits presents such a procedural morass that a remand is necessary to reach an outcome in a manner consistent with the civil rules.

Following a divorce hearing held May 2, 1988, the trial court filed, on August 18, 1988, a document entitled, "Findings of Fact, Conclusions, and Notice of Decision." In it, the court directed the husband's counsel to prepare...

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