Massachusetts Divorce & Separation Cases

On this page we are compiling links to the full text of important Massachusetts Appellate Cases on Family Law, Divorce and Separation decided by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and the Massachusetts Appeals Court.

These cases are for educational purpose only and should not be used for any official or legal purpose. Please consult official reports. Below you will be able to search for Massachusetts Appeals Court Slip Opinions and Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Slip Opinions relating to Divorce and Separation.

Divorce & Separation Cases in Massachusetts

DYLAN JONES vs. JULIANA JONES

September 12, 2022 – September 6, 2023 Court Below: Probate and Family Court, Essex Division Present: Desmond, Sacks, & D’Angelo, JJ No. 21-P-655. Divorce and Separation, Division of property, Amendment of judgment. Trust, Irrevocable trust, Beneficiary, Distribution, Trustee’s discretion, Vested interest. Gift. Value. In a divorce action, the Probate and Family Court judge did not err in including in the

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Franzosa vs. Franzosa

PATRICIA ANN FRANZOSA vs. STEVEN DOMINIC FRANZOSA. 98 Mass. App. Ct. 179 March 10, 2020 – August 5, 2020 Court Below: Probate and Family Court, Essex County Present: Milkey, Lemire, & McDonough, JJ. Probate Court, Divorce, Findings by judge, Report of material facts. Divorce and Separation, Judgment, Separation agreement, Division of property, Findings, Objections to judgment becoming final. Contract, Separation

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Smith vs. Smith

AMANDA L. SMITH vs. ROBERT SMITH. 93 Mass. App. Ct. 361 February 6, 2018 – June 7, 2018 Court Below: Probate and Family Court, Essex Division Present: Wolohojian, Agnes, & Englander, JJ. Divorce and Separation, Alimony, Modification of judgment. Contempt. Laches. Estoppel. A Probate and Family Court judge did not abuse her discretion in finding the husband not in contempt

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Hanlon vs. Shin

D.B. vs. J.B. 97 Mass. App. Ct. 170 April 2, 2019 – March 17, 202 Court Below: Probate and Family Court, Suffolk Division Present: Hanlon, Desmond, & Shin, JJ. Divorce and Separation, Alimony, Division of property, Child custody. In a divorce proceeding, the probate judge acted well within her broad discretion in ordering an alimony amount that, in light of

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Ravasizadeh vs. Niakosari

MASOUMEH RAVASIZADEH vs. ALI NIAKOSARI. 94 Mass. App. Ct. 123 April 9, 2018 – September 25, 2018 Court Below: Probate and Family Court, Essex County Present: Meade, Hanlon, & Blake, JJ. Divorce, Division of property. Comity. In a divorce proceeding, the Probate and Family Court judge did not err in awarding the wife, as part of the divisible marital estate,

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Dilanian vs. Dilanian

DAVID M. DILANIAN vs. TRAUTE L. DILANIAN. 94 Mass. App. Ct. 505 July 12, 2018 – November 21, 2018 Court Below: Probate and Family Court, Norfolk Division Present: Blake, Sacks, & Ditkoff, JJ. Divorce and Separation, Division of property, Pension benefits, Alimony, Relief from judgment. Corporation, Valuation. Value. In a divorce proceeding, the Probate and Family Court judge did not

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Calvin C. vs. Amelia A.

CALVIN C. vs. AMELIA A. 99 Mass. App. Ct. 714 January 12, 2021 – June 10, 2021 Court Below: Probate and Family Court, Worcester Division Present: Vuono, Rubin, & Sullivan, JJ. Divorce and Separation, Alimony, Child support, Division of property, Modification of judgment, Judgment. Trust, Nominee trust, Beneficiary. Evidence, Earning capacity. Parent and Child, Child support. Uniform Trust Code. Practice,

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Davae vs. Davae

SHASHI K. DAVAE vs. KETAN C. DAVAE. 100 Mass. App. Ct. 54 April 14, 2021 – July 21, 2021 Court Below: Probate and Family Court, Bristol Division Present: Milkey, Hand, & Grant, JJ. Divorce and Separation, Alimony, Child support. Evidence, Earning capacity, Expert opinion. Witness, Expert. Parent and Child, Child support. This court vacated, in part, the judgment in a

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Shak vs Shak

MASHA M. SHAK vs. RONNIE SHAK. 484 Mass. 658 November 4, 2019 – May 7, 2020 Court Below: Probate and Family Court, Norfolk Division Present: Gants, C.J., Lenk, Gaziano, Lowy, Budd, Cypher, & Kafker, JJ. COMPLAINT FOR DIVORCE filed in the Norfolk Division of the Probate and Family Court Department on February 5, 2018.A complaint for contempt, filed on June

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Clemence vs. Sklenak

GEORGE CLEMENCE vs. KRISTINE SKLENAK. 98 Mass. App. Ct. 646 July 15, 2020 – October 16, 2020 Court Below: Probate and Family Court, Worcester Division Present: Blake, Sacks, & Ditkoff, JJ. COMPLAINT for divorce filed in the Worcester Division of the Probate and Family Court Department on May 27, 2015.A complaint for modification, filed on August 17, 2017, was heard

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