Supreme Court of Vermont October 2, 1987, No. 86-266 (Paquette v. Paquette)

Gibson, J.

In this divorce case, the plaintiff-husband appeals, alleging abuse of discretion by the trial court in its distribution of the marital estate and its awards of spousal maintenance and attorney fees to the defendant. We reverse.

The parties were married in 1965 and separated in 1984. Three children were born during the marriage, two of whom were minors at the time of the divorce.