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• Connecticut Divorce Law Cases
• Maine Divorce Law Cases
• Conlogue v. Conlogue
• Alley v. Alley
• Alley v. Alley
• Austin v. Austin
• Bartlett v. Anderson
• Black v. Black
• Bonville v. Bonville
• Bradbury v. Bradbury
• Bradshaw v. Bradshaw
• Bradstreet v. Bradstreet
• Brown v. Habrle
• Campbell v. Martin
• Carter v. Carter
• C.E.W. v. D.E.W
• Conlogue v. Conlogue
• Corey et al. v. Corey
• Depot v. Depot
• Dubay v. Dubay
• Erickson) Koszegi v. Erickson
• Greenwald v. Greenwald
• Grenier v. Grenier
• Hildings v. Hildings
• Holt v. (Holt) Watson
• Jabar v. Jabar
• Jarvis v. Jarvis
• Jed-Harbage v. Harbage
• Lawrence v. Webber
• (Leask) Thorne v. Leask
• Lewis v. Lewis
• Liberty v. Liberty
• Lowd v. Dimoulas
• Macomber v. Macomber
• Marin v. Marin
• Miele v. Miele
• Murphy v. Murphy
• Patterson v. Patterson
• Payne v. Payne
• Raisen v. Raisen
• Sargent v. Braun
• Shaw v. Shaw
• Spooner v. Spooner
• St. Hilaire v. St. Hilaire
• Sylvester v. Vitagliano
• Twomey v. Twomey
• Urquhart v. Urquhart
• Von Schack v. Von Schack
• Walker v. Walker
• Warner v. Warner
• Warren v. Warren
• Webb v. Webb
• White v. Nason
• Williams v. St. Pierre
• Wrenn v. Lewis Young v. Young
• (Ziegler) Foley v. Ziegler
• Massachusetts Appellate Cases
  • Alimony (39)
    Andrews v. Andrews
    Barron v. Puzo
    Bernier v. Bernier
    Bertocchi-Ross vs. Ross
    Britton v. Britton
    Cherrington vs. Cherrington
    Cohan v. Feuer
    Cooper v. Cooper
    Daugherty vs. Daugherty
    D.L. v. G.L.
    Downey v. Downey
    Dwight vs. Dwight
    Flannery vs. Flannery
    Goldman v. Goldman
    Gottsegen v. Gottsegen
    Greenberg v. Greenberg
    Grubert v. Grubert
    Harris v. Harris
    Heins v. Ledis
    Heistand v. Heistand
    Huddleston v. Huddleston
    Katx v. Katz
    Kehoe v. Kehoe
    Keller v. O´Brian (1995)
    Keller v. O´Brian (1997)
    Kelley v. Kelley
    Kernan v. Morse
    Larson v. Larson (1994)
    Lynch v. Lynch
    Mansur v. Clark
    O´Brien v. O´Brien
    Parrish v. Parrish
    Pierce v. Pierce
    Rosenberg v. Rosenberg
    Rosenblatt v. Rosenblatt
    Sampson v. Sampson
    Schillander v. Schillander
    Thomsen v. Thomsen
    Wooters v. Wooters
  • Child Custody (28)
    Abbott v. Virusso
    Abbot v. Virusso (2008)
    A.H v. M.P.
    A.Z v. B.Z.
    Ardizoni v. Raymond
    Bailey v. Bailey
    Custody of Kali
    Custody of Vaughn
    Dickenson vs. Cogswell
    Doe vs. Doe
    Doe vs. Roe
    E.N. v. E.S.
    Fort v. Fort
    Freedman v. Freedman
    Gifford vs. Gifford
    J.F. v. J.F.
    Kendall v. Kendall (Zeitler v. Kendall)
    Mason v. Coleman
    O´Connell v. Greenwood
    R.H. v. B.F
    Rolde v. Rolde
    Rosenthal v. Maney
    Sagar v. Sagar
    Shao v. Ma
    S.W. v. D.P.
    Vertrees v. Vertrees
    White vs. White
    Yannas v. Frondistou-Yannas
  • Child Support (39)
    Ames v. Perry
    Braun v. Braun
    Brooks v. Piela
    Canning v. Juskalian
    Clark v. Barba
    Croak v. Bergeron
    Crowe vs. Fong
    DeCristofaro v. DeCristofaro
    Department of Revenue v. Foss
    Department of Revenue v. Roe
    Department of Revenue v. Doe
    Department of Revenue v. G.W.A
    Donovan v. Donovan
    Eccleston v. Bankosky
    Flaherty v. Flaherty
    Hamilton v. Pappalardo
    Hartog v. Hartog
    K.B. v. D.B
    Kirwood v. Kirwood
    Langerman v. Langerman
    Larson v. Larson
    Leonardo v. Leonardo
    Lombardi v. Lombardi
    LoStracco v. LoStracco
    L.W.K. v. E.R.C
    Martin v. Martin
    Naranjo v. Naranjo
    O’Meara v. Doherty
    Pagar v. Pagar
    Passemato v. Passemato
    Richardson v. Department of Revenue
    Poras v. Pauling
    Rosenberg v. Merida
    Ruml v. Ruml
    Smith v. Edelman
    Schuler v. Schuler
    Silvia v. Silvia
    Stolk vs. Stolk
    White v. Laingor
  • College Education & Divorce (3)
    Lang v. Koon
    McCarthy v. McCarthy
    Purdy v. Colangelo
  • Division of Property (63)
    Abegglen v. Abegglen
    Adlakha v Adlakha
    Akinci-Unal v. Unal
    Arlington vs. Mangiacotti
    Baccanti v. Morton
    Bacon v. Bacon
    Belsky v. Belsky
    Bianco v. Bianco
    Caffyn vs. Caffyn - 2007
    Carpenter v. Carpenter
    Champion v. Champion
    Child vs. Child
    Collins v. Guggenheim
    Comins v. Comins
    Contributory Retirement Board of Arlington vs. Mangiacotti
    Davidson v. Davidson
    Dalessio v. Dalessio
    deCastro v. deCastro
    Denninger v. Denninger
    Dewan v. Dewan 1983
    Dewan v. Dewan 1987
    Dewan v. Dewan 1991
    DL v. GL
    Drapek v. Drapek
    Early v. Early
    Early v. State Board of Retirement
    Fechtor v. Fechtor
    Gleed v. Noon
    Gonzalez v. Pierce-Williams
    Gordon v. Gordon
    Gustin v. Gustin
    Hanify v. Hanify
    Johnson vs. Johnson 1986
    Johnson vs. Johnson 1997
    Johnson vs. Johnson 2001
    Kane v. Kane
    Karellas v. Karellas
    Ketterle v. Ketterle
    Kittredge v. Kittredge
    Kuban v. Kuban
    Lauricella v. Lauricella
    Levine v. Levine
    Lyons v. Lyons
    Mahoney v. Mahoney
    Mahoney v. Mahoney
    Maze v. Mihalovich
    Moriarty v. Stone
    Pare v. Pare
    Putnam v. Putnam
    Rice v. Rice
    Robbins v. Robbins
    Ross v. Ross
    Salten v. Ackerman
    Savides v. Savides
    S.L. v. R.L.
    Tanner v. Tanner
    Taverna v. Pizzi
    Vangel v. Martin
    Wheeler v. Wheeler
    Wilcox v. Trautz
    Williams v. Massa
    Yacobian v. Yacobian
    Zeh v. Zeh
  • Domestic Violence / Tort (2)
    Heackock v. Heacock
    Szymkowski v. Szymkowski
  • Insurance (1)
    Cannon v. Cannon
  • Jurisdiction (10)
    Bak v. Bak
    Caffyn v. Caffyn
    Feinberg v. Diamant
    Hernandez v. Branciforte
    Heron v. Heron
    Khan v. Saminni
    Klingel v. Reilly
    Mannor v. Mannor
    Miller v. Miller
    Winterniz v. Winternitz
  • Marital / Separation Agreements (15)
    
    Ansin v. Craven-Ansin
    Dennis v. Dennis
    Dominick v. Dominick
    Fogg vs. Fogg
    Kotler v. Spaulding
    Krapf v. Krapf
    Krock v. Krock
    Paixao v. Paixao
    Pavlucik v. Sullivan
    Reynolds v. Withman
    Rubin v. Rubin
    Silverman v. Spiro
    Stansel vs. Stansel
    Tompkins v. Tompkins
    Williams v. Pitney
  • Paternity (1)
    A.R. v. C.R.
  • Prenuptial / Antenuptial Agreements (7)
    Austin v. Austin
    Biliouris v. Biliouris
    Dematteo v. Dematteo
    Halperson v. Halperson
    Knox v. Remick
    Korff v. Korff
    Osborne v. Osborne
  • Protective Orders (4)
    Commonwealth v. Leger
    Ginsberg v. Blacker
    Smith v. Jones
    Sertel v. Kravitz
  • Religious Practice (1)
    Felton v. Felton
  • Visitation(3)
    Blixt v. Blixt
    Dearborn v. Deausault
    R.S. v. M.P.
  • Other (6)
  Avelino-Wright v. Wright
  Freitas v. Freitas
  Frederick v. Frederick
  Hamilton v. Hamilton
  Meyer vs. Wagner (1999)
  Meyer v. Wagner (2002-2003)
  Sutton v. Valois
  Yanolis v. Yanolis
  • To be categorized (51)
  • Bassette v. Bartolucci
  • Bercume v. Bercume
  • Binder v. Binder
  • Bisniere v. Buccino
  • Boulter-Hedley v. Boulter
  • Bottiggi v. Wall
  • Bouchard v. Bouchard
  • Bowring v. Reid
  • Brady v. Brady
  • Braun v. Braun
  • Broome v. Broome 1996
  • Broome v. Broome 1997
  • Brower v. Brower
  • Cabot v. Cabot
  • Cannon vs. Cannon
  • Cartledge v. Evans
  • C.D.L. vs. M.M.L.
  • Champagne v. Champagne
  • Cherin vs. Cherin
  • Croak, Jr. v. Bergeron
  • D´Avella v. McGonigle
  • Dematteo v. Dematteo
  • Diggs vs. Diggs
  • Draper vs Burke
  • Eyster v. Pechenik
  • Foster v. Hurley
  • Hennessey v. Sarkis
  • Houston v. Houston
  • Huddleston v. Huddleston
  • J.D.H. vs. P.A.H.
  • Levenson v. Feuer
  • Lombardi v. Lombardi
  • Maillet v. Maillet
  • Martin vs. Martin
  • Naranjo v. Departement of Revenue
  • Paixao v. Paixao
  • Pedersen v. Klare
  • Pizzino vs. Miller
  • Poras vs Pauling
  • P.W vs. M.S.
  • Sahin v. Sahin
  • Santagate v. Tower
  • Shao vs. Ma
  • Smith vs. Edelman
  • Steeves v. Berit
  • Szymkowski v. Szymkowski
  • Taverna v. Pizzi
  • Tatar vs. Schuker
  • Vakil v. Vakil
  • Wakefield vs. Hegarty
  • White v. Laingor
  • Yousif v. Yousif
• New Hampshire Divorce Law Cases
• Rhode Island Divorce Law Cases
• Vermont Divorce Law Cases

• Massachusetts Rules of Domestic Relations Procedure, Supplemental Rule 410
• Checklist for Divorce Separation Agreements
• Parent Education Approved Program Providers
• Child Support Guidelines Worksheet (.PDF )
• Interactive Document that calculates Child Support
• Financial Statement (Short Form) (.PDF )
• Financial Statement (Long Form) (.PDF )
• Form 504: Divorced or separated individuals (.PDF )
• Massachusetts divorce tax information
• 2005 Publication 501: Exemptions, Standard Deduction, and Filing Information (.PDF )
• 2005 Publication 544: Sales and other Dispositions of Assets (.PDF )
• Publication 555: Community Property (.PDF )
• 2005 Publication 590: Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs)(Including Roth IRAs and Education IRAs) (.PDF )
• Form 8332: Release of Claim to Exemption for Child of Divorced or Separated Parents (.PDF )
• Form 8379: Injured Spouse Claim and Allocation (.PDF )
• Form 8857: Request for Innocent Spouse Relief (.PDF )

• Chapter 208, Section 1. Divorce; general provisions
• Chapter 208, Section 1A. Irretrievable breakdown of marriage; commencement of action; complaint accompanied by statement and dissolution agreement; procedure
• Chapter 208, Section 1B. Irretrievable breakdown of marriage; commencement of action; waiting period; unaccompanied complaint; procedure
• Chapter 208, Section 2. Confinement for crime
• Chapter 208, Section 3. Absence; presumption of death
• Chapter 208, Section 4. Domicile of parties
• Chapter 208, Section 5. Exceptions
• Chapter 208, Section 6. Libel for divorce; venue
• Chapter 208, Section 6A. Repealed, 1931, 426, Sec. 88
• Chapter 208, Section 6B. Filing of action; statistical report
• Chapter 208, Section 7. Repealed, 1975, 400, Sec. 13
• Chapter 208, Section 8. Commencement of actions
• Chapter 208, Section 8A. Repealed, 1975, 400, Sec. 15
• Chapter 208, Section 9. Repealed, 1975, 400, Secs. 16, 17
• Chapter 208, Section 9A. Repealed, 1922, 542, Sec. 3
• Chapter 208, Section 10. Repealed, 1975, 400, Secs. 16, 17
• Chapter 208, Section 11. Ex parte hearing; allowance or denial of motion to insert name of third person
• Chapter 208, Section 12. Spouse's property; attachment
• Chapter 208, Section 13. Attachment; manner
• Chapter 208, Section 14. Attachments; laws applicable
• Chapter 208, Section 15. Mentally ill defendant; appointment and compensation of guardian
• Chapter 208, Section 16. Investigation of divorce case
• Chapter 208, Section 17. Pendency of action; allowance; alimony
• Chapter 208, Section 18. Pendency of action for divorce; protection of personal liberty of spouse; restraint orders authorized
• Chapter 208, Section 19. Pendency of action for divorce; custody of children
• Chapter 208, Section 20. Continuance of action; temporary separation
• Chapter 208, Section 20A. Judgment denying divorce; living apart for justifiable cause; authorization
• Chapter 208, Section 21. Divorce judgments; entry
• Chapter 208, Section 22. Desertion; proof
• Chapter 208, Section 23. Resumption of former name by woman
• Chapter 208, Section 24. Divorced parties; remarriage
• Chapter 208, Section 24A. Certificate of divorce; contents
• Chapter 208, Section 25. Divorce for adultery of wife; legitimacy of issue
• Chapter 208, Section 26. Repealed, 1949, 76, Sec. 1
• Chapter 208, Section 27. Courtesy or dower after divorce
• Chapter 208, Section 28. Children; care, custody and maintenance; child support obligations; provisions for education and health insurance; parents convicted of first degree murder
• Chapter 208, Section 28A. Temporary care, custody and maintenance of minor children
• Chapter 208, Section 29. Minor children; foreign divorces, care and custody
• Chapter 208, Section 30. Minor children; removal from commonwealth; prohibition
• Chapter 208, Section 31. Custody of children; shared custody plans
• Chapter 208, Section 32. Child; bringing before court; writ of habeas corpus
• Chapter 208, Section 33. Jurisdiction; procedure
• Chapter 208, Section 34. Alimony; assignment of estate; rights and funds accrued during marriage; determination of amount of alimony or value of property; health insurance
• Chapter 208, Section 34A. Alimony judgment ordering conveyance; effect
• Chapter 208, Section 34B. Order to vacate marital home
• Chapter 208, Section 34C. Orders to vacate marital home and orders of restraint; notice to law enforcement agencies; procedures; violations
• Chapter 208, Section 34D. Request for restraining order or order to vacate marital home; information provided to petitioner upon filing; domestic violence record search; outstanding warrants
• Chapter 208, Section 35. Alimony; enforcement
• Chapter 208, Section 36. Security for payment of alimony or support; enforcement of judgments or orders
• Chapter 208, Section 36A. Continuing jurisdiction to enforce alimony, support and maintenance or child support; order for trustee process
• Chapter 208, Section 37. Alimony; revision of judgment
• Chapter 208, Section 38. Costs
• Chapter 208, Section 39. Foreign divorces; validity
• Chapter 208, Section 40. Cohabitation after divorce
• Chapter 208, Section 41. Personation
• Chapter 208, Section 42. Procurement of unlawful divorce
• Chapter 208, Section 43. Advertisement to procure divorce
• Chapter 208, Section 44. Certificate of divorce; unlawful issuance
• Chapter 208, Section 45. Criminal offenses; notice to district attorney
• Chapter 208, Section 46. Statistical reports; additional information
• Chapter 208, Section 47. Repealed, 1976, 486, Sec. 23

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