Opinion ID: 1482159
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Retroactivity of Spousal Support

Text: [¶ 16] Ackerman further contends that because the Superior Court found that the amount of money Ackerman had been living on after the separation was inadequate, the court abused its discretion when it awarded him spousal support from the date of the divorce hearing and not from the date of the complaint. [¶ 17] The court could have found that awarding spousal support from the date of the complaint would be excessive just as it found that Ackerman's requested annual award was excessive. Accordingly, the Superior Court did not act beyond its discretion when it awarded Ackerman spousal support from the date of the hearing and not from the date of the complaint. See Miele v. Miele, 2003 ME 113, ¶ 10, 832 A.2d 760, 763.