Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

David C. Roberts v. Cecile Roberts

June 25, 19971997 Me. LEXIS 142

Summary

The dissent would have allowed the obligor to offset alimony arrearages by $7,600 in cash that the obligee received through the obligor's agreement with their daughter. It distinguishes payments made directly to third parties from cash payments received by the obligee herself, reasoning that the latter recognize fulfillment of the existing alimony order rather than retroactively modify it. No separate opinions are included.