SAMIS v. SAMIS

No. 10-031.

22 A.3d 444 (2011)

2011 VT 21

Catherine S. SAMIS v. Philip SAMIS.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

January 18, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin W. King of The King Law Offices, PLLC, Burlington, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

William W. Cobb of Law Offices of William W. Cobb, PLC, Hyde Park, for Defendant-Appellant.

Present: REIBER, C.J., JOHNSON, SKOGLUND and BURGESS, JJ., and EATON, Supr. J., Specially Assigned.


JOHNSON, J.

¶ 1. Husband appeals the decisions of the Orleans Family Court granting divorce, distributing property, and awarding spousal maintenance after wife's guardian filed for divorce on her behalf. Husband raises three arguments on appeal: (1) the trial court erred in denying his motion to dismiss wife's divorce action because her guardian lacks standing to initiate a divorce proceeding on her behalf; (2) the trial court erroneously allowed wife's guardian...

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