Theresa Forsdick v. Normand Turgeon

How courts have described this case

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• noting that “while the characterization of [an] award by [a state court] referee is not determinative of the question, it is strongly indicative” that an obligation is “in the nature of alimony, maintenance, or support”
• findings of fact “shall not be set aside unless clearly erroneous”
• \[t]ime-limited alimony ... would be an appropriate award for a spouse with a fair expectation of eventual employment but with a temporary need for support until such expectations can be met\
• “State-crafted family law mechanisms should not be disturbed by federal court intervention unless there is an unmistakable mandate from congress to do so in order to achieve a valid federal objective.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).