Supreme Court of Vermont· 10/21/1988
Klein v. Klein
Citations
- 555 A.2d 382
- 150 Vt. 466
- 1988 Vt. LEXIS 212
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- recognizing that trial court has considerable discretion in making maintenance award
- noting that different judges dealing with same case should reach essentially the same result
- recognizing one purpose of 3 maintenance is “recompense for the contributions of a homemaker to the family’s well-being which was not otherwise made” (quotation omitted)
- explaining that rehabilitative maintenance is “temporary maintenance in order that the spouse can acquire the skills and experience to become self-supporting”
- explaining that one purpose of permanent maintenance is to recompense for contributions to family's wellbeing that were not otherwise accounted for and emphasizing that most important factor is length of marriage
- explaining that “rehabilitative maintenance alone would not be sufficient unless the court can find, based on the evidence, that defendant will be able to support herself at the standard of living established during the marriage”
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Judges: Peck, Dooley, Barney, Keyser, Springer
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41 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Cabot v. CabotSupreme Court of Vermont· 1997-05-23· cited 125×
- Kanaan v. KanaanSupreme Court of Vermont· 1995-03-24· cited 91×
- Johnson v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Vermont· 1992-03-06· cited 63×
- Nickerson v. NickersonSupreme Court of Vermont· 1992-02-07· cited 57×
- LaFaso v. PatrissiSupreme Court of Vermont· 1993-09-24· cited 55×
- Chaker v. ChakerSupreme Court of Vermont· 1990-08-10· cited 40×
- Gazo v. GazoSupreme Court of Vermont· 1997-05-23· cited 40×
- Nevitt v. NevittSupreme Court of Vermont· 1990-11-30· cited 38×
- State v. DriscollSupreme Court of Vermont· 2008-08-01· cited 34×
- Semprebon v. SemprebonSupreme Court of Vermont· 1991-07-19· cited 33×
- Wade v. WadeSupreme Court of Vermont· 2005-07-01· cited 28×
- Ainsworth v. AinsworthSupreme Court of Vermont· 1990-03-16· cited 26×
- Bell v. BellSupreme Court of Vermont· 1994-05-20· cited 24×
- Strauss v. StraussSupreme Court of Vermont· 1993-06-11· cited 23×
- Kohut v. KohutSupreme Court of Vermont· 1995-07-21· cited 23×
- Boisselle v. BoisselleSupreme Court of Vermont· 1994-06-24· cited 23×
- In Re CombsSupreme Court of Vermont· 2011-07-06· cited 22×
- Bancroft v. BancroftSupreme Court of Vermont· 1990-06-15· cited 21×
- Naumann v. KurzSupreme Court of Vermont· 1989-08-25· cited 20×
- Dreves v. DrevesSupreme Court of Vermont· 1993-06-11· cited 19×
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