Miscellaneous

Three new opinions today. Two family law and one auto insurance. One of the family law cases comes from a split court, which we really haven’t seen much of lately.

In re Marriage of Powers - A 4-3 decision vacating the Court of Appeals judgment giving primary physical care of the kids to Dad and affirming the District Court order giving primary care to Mom. My experience with family law cases is that they can get really nasty. So emotional and full of spite. This is no different, even between the Justices.

In re Marriage of Ginsberg - Ex-husband didn’t pay debt allocated to him in divorce decree. Ex-wife paid it and asked the Court to enforce the decree. Supreme Court again vacated the judgment of the Court of Appeals and affirmed the District Court. The Court of Appeals might want to take note, here, the Supreme Court seems to be laying down the smack.

Thomas v. Progressive Casualty Insurance Company - When you buy an auto insurance policy and specifically ask that your husband not be covered when he’s driving, don’t try to make a claim on the policy for an injury your husband received while he was driving.

Happy Weekend