Supreme Court of New Hampshire, 2008

Published opinions from 2008. The case name opens the case page.

2008 opinions

New HampshireIn the Matter of John Salesky and Jacqueline Salesky

October 8, 2008157 N.H. 698

The court affirmed the divorce decree, holding that the probate court had authority to empower the co-guardians to maintain the divorce action because the guardianship order expressly granted that authority and the governing guardianship statutes permit additional duties when in the ward’s best interests.

New HampshireIn the Matter of George J. Nassar and Maureen Nassar

March 7, 2008156 N.H. 769

The court vacated a permanent alimony award because the trial court relied on an unsupported finding concerning the husband's alleged inducement of the wife's return, imposed an impermissible automatic cost-of-living increase, failed to justify lifetime alimony on the record, and did not clearly explain how parental…