Cline v. Pritchard

Summary

The Court affirmed the Final Decree and the orders denying relief from it, holding that the defaulted spouse was not entitled to set aside the decree based on lack of hearing notice, excusable neglect, newly discovered evidence, fraud, or extraordinary circumstances. It also upheld the $100,000 award from the marital home's equity, concluding that the award divided home equity rather than protected veterans' disability benefits. The Court denied sanctions because the appeal was not entirely unfounded or objectively vexatious.