SHAW v. PACKARD


886 A.2d 1287 (2005)

2005 ME 122

Sue Ellen SHAW v. Richard PACKARD.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided: December 13, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Bernier, Esq. (orally), Marden, Dubord, Bernier & Stevens, Waterville, for plaintiff.

David M. Sanders, Esq. (orally), Livermore Falls, for defendant.

Dissenting: ALEXANDER, and CALKINS, JJ.


LEVY, J.

[¶ 1] Richard Packard appeals from a judgment of the District Court (Skowhegan, MacMichael, J.) granting his ex-wife, Sue Ellen Shaw, a protection from abuse order. Packard raises several issues on appeal, including that the court erred as a matter of law when it concluded that 19-A M.R.S.A. § 4006(1) (1998) prohibits the continuance of a final hearing beyond twenty-one days without the consent of both parties. We agree with Packard's contention...

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