Moorcroft v. Severance (2018)

Citation: Moorcroft v. Severance (2018)
Parent Document: Moorcroft v. Severance (2018)
Jurisdiction: Vermont (state)
Effective Date: 2018-03-12
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10026703/moorcroft-v-severance/ ↗

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The parties never married or entered into civil union. Vermont does not recognize
       common law marriage, nor does either party assert that in fact or law that that was their
       status. Vermont is not a community property jurisdiction, as may relate to the winding up
       of a long term cohabiting relationship in which parties may have pooled resources.
       Principles of equitable distribution attendant upon dissolution of marriage or civil union
       are of no application here. Cf. 15 VSA § 751.
       In the presenting circumstances, the Court has no authority to simply conduct an
       accounting of the parties' financial history and make distribution upon termination of
       their relationship, in the absence of Plaintiff's establishment of a claim that is otherwise
       cognizable and sustained upon the credible evidence presented.

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