Schafer v. Schafer

The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the judgment of divorce entered by the district court after a contested hearing and the court's denial of Father's post-judgment motions to alter or amend the judgment or for a new trial, holding that there was no error in the court's factual findings or any abuse of discretion in its awarding primary residence of the parties' minor child to Mother and establishing a gradually increasing contact schedule for Father.On appeal, Father argued that because the trial judge recused himself sua sponte after the judgment was entered, there may have been undue prejudice by the judge due to the judge's participation in other proceedings involving Father. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the record provided no support for Father's claim that the trial judge erred in failing to recuse himself sua sponte during the trial. The Court remanded the matter for further proceedings on Mother's request for attorney fees. View "Schafer v. Schafer" on Justia Law