Massachusetts Divorce Cases
On this page we are compiling links to the full text of important Massachusetts Appellate Cases on Family Law and Divorce 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 by category or by name.
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- Adoption
- Alimony
- Alimony Reform
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- Child Custody
- Child Support
- College Education & Divorce
- Contract Equity Claims
- Division of Property
- Domestic Violence / Protective Orders / Abuse Prevention
- Family Court Contempt
- Family Court Procedure
- Insurance / Change of Beneficiary
- Jurisdiction
- Legal Fees
- Marital Agreements
- Modification
- Paternity
- Prenuptial / Ante-nuptial Agreements
- Protective Orders
- Religious Practice
- Removal
- Rule 60 Relief from Judgment
- Visitation
Alphabetical Index of Massachusetts Divorce Cases
- A.B. v. C.D.
- Abbott v. Virusso
- Abbott v. Virusso, aff´d 450 Mass. 1030 (2008)
- Abegglen v. Abegglen
- Adams v. Adams
- Adlakha v. Adlakha
- Adoption of Abby
- Adoption of a Minor
- Adoption of Anisha
- Adoption of Cecily
- Adoption of Douglas
- Adoption of Erica
- Adoption of Gabe
- Adoption of Ilona (2010)
- Adoption fo Ilona (2011)
- Adoption of Marlene
- Adoption of Norbert
- Adoption of Odetta
- Adoption of Quan
- Adoption of Zander
- A.H. v. M.P
- K.A. v. T.R.
- Akinci-Unal v. Unal
- Aktas v. Aktas
- Altomare v. Altomare
- Ames v. Perry
- Amonte v. Amonte
- Anderson v. Anderson
- Andrews v. Andrews
- Ansin v. Craven-Ansin
- Anthony v. Anthony
- A.R. v. C.R.
- Ardizoni v. Raymond
- Arlington v. Mangiacotti
- Aroesty v. Cohen
- Aronson v. Aronson
- Austin v. Austin
- Avelino-Wright v. Wright
- A.Z. v. B.Z.
- Baccanti v. Morton
- Bacon v. Bacon
- Bailey v. Bailey
- Baird v. Baird
- Bak v. Bak
- Barnard v. Barnard
- Barnes v. Devlin
- Barron v. Puzo
- Barry v. Barry
- Bassette v. Bartolucci
- B.B.V v. B.S.V
- Beaulieu v. Beaulieu
- Becker v. Phelps
- Bedell v. Bedell
- Belfar v. Lipsett
- Bell v. Bell
- Belsky v. Belsky
- Benson v. Benson
- Bercume v. Bercume
- Bernatavicius v. Bernatavicius
- Bernier v Bernier
- Bertocchi-Ross v. Ross
- Bianco v. Bianco
- Bigelow v. Bigelow
- Binder v. Binder
- Blitzer v. Blitzer
- Blixt v. Blixt
- Bloksberg v. Bloksberg
- Bobblis v. Costa
- Bohner v. Bohner
- Bonaparte v. Devoti
- Borman v. Borman
- Boulter-Hedley v. Boulter
- Bottiggi v. Wall
- Bouchard v. Bouchard
- Bowditch v. Bowditch
- Bower v. Bournay-Bower
- Bowring v. Reid
- Bracci v. Ciccarelli
- Brady v. Brady
- Brash v. Brash
- Braun v. Braun
- Brewer v. Brewer
- Breyan v. Breyan
- Britton v. Britton
- Brooks v. Piela
- Broome v. Broome (1996)
- Broome v. Broome (1997)
- Brower v. Brower
- Buchanan v. Buchanan
- Buckley v. Buckley
- Burlen v. Shannon
- Bush v. Bush
- Cabot v. Cabot
- Caffyn v. Caffyn (2004)
- Caffyn v. Caffyn (2007)
- Calabria v. Calabria Jr.
- Calhoun v. Rawlins
- Canisius vs. Morgenstern
- Canning v. Juskalian
- Cannon v. Cannon
- Caplan v. Donovan
- Cappello v. Cappello
- Care and Protection of Jamison
- Care and Protection of Yetta
- Carpenter v. Carpenter
- Cartledge v. Evans
- Casey v. Casey
- Cavanagh v. Cavanach
- Caveney v. Caveney
- C.D.L. v. M.M.L.
- Cepek v. Cepek
- Cerutti-O’Brien v. Cerutti-O’Brien
- Cesar v. Sundelin
- Cesarone v. Cesarone
- Chaar v. Chehab
- Champagne v. Champagne
- Champion v. Champion
- Charara v. Yatim
- Charrier v. Charrier
- Chavoor v. Lewis
- Cherin v. Cherin
- Cherrington v. Cherrington
- Child v. Child
- Child Support Enforcement Division of Alaska v. Brenckle
- Chin v. Merriot
- Chittick vs. Chittick
- Clark v. Barba
- Clark v. Clark
- Coe v. Coe
- Cohan v. Feuer
- Cohen v. Cohen 1940
- Cohen v. Cohen 1946
- Cohen v. Cohen 2015
- Colarusso v. Teacher’s Retirement Board & Others
- Collins v. Guggenheim
- Colorio v. Marx
- Comins v. Comins
- Commonwealth v. Blessing
- Commonwealth v. Leger
- Contributory Retirement Board of Arlington v. Mangiacotti
- Cooper v. Cooper
- Cooper v. Keto
- Coppinger v. Coppinger
- Cosgrove v. Cosgrove
- C.P. v. R.S.
- Creeley v. Creeley
- Crete v. Crete
- Cricenti v. Weiland
- Croak, Jr. v. Bergeron
- Crowe v. Fong
- Cummings v. Lamoureux
- Custody of a Minor (No. 3)
- Custody of Branden
- Custody of Kali
- Custody of Lori
- Custody of Two Minors
- Custody of Vaughn
- Custody of Victoria
- Custody of Zia
- Dalessio v. Dalessio
- Daugherty v. Daugherty
- Davis v. Misiano
- D´Avella v. McGonigle
- Davidson v. Davidson
- Davisson v. Davisson
- Dearborn v. Deausault
- deCastro v. deCastro
- DeCristofaro v. DeCristofaro
- De Gatengno v. De Gatengno
- Della Corte v. Ramirez
- DeMarco v. DeMarco
- Dematteo v. Dematteo
- Denninger v. Denninger
- Dennis v. Dennis
- Department of Revenue vs. C.M.J.
- Department of Revenue v. Mason
- Department of Revenue v. Foss
- Department of Revenue v. Roe
- Department of Revenue v. Doe
- Department of Revenue v. G.W.A
- Dewan v. Dewan 17 Mass. App. Ct. 97
- Dewan v. Dewan 399 Mass. 754
- Dewan v. Dewan 30 Mass. App. Ct. 133
- Dickenson v. Cogswell
- Diggs v. Diggs
- Dilanian v. Dilanian
- D.L. v. G.L.
- Doe v. Doe
- Doe v. Roe
- Doktor v. Doktor
- Dominick v. Dominick
- Donovan v. Donovan
- Downey v. Downey
- Drapek v. Drapek
- Draper v. Burke
- Duff-Kareores vs. Kareores
- Dumain v. Gwynne
- Dumont v. Godbey
- Duckett v. Duckett
- Duff-Kareores v. Kareores
- Durfee vs. Durfee
- Durkee v. Durkee-Mower, Inc.
- Duro v. Duro
- Dwight v. Dwight
- Early v. Early
- Early v. State Board of Retirement
- Eaton v. Eaton
- Eccleston v. Bankosky
- Eckstrom v. Eckstrom
- Eldridge v. Eldridge
- Elia-Warnken v. Elia
- Emery v. Sturtevant
- E.N. v. E.S.
- Estin v. Estin
- Eyster v. Pechenik
- Fazio v. Fazio
- Fechtor v. Fechtor
- Felton v. Felton
- Feinberg v. Diamant
- Fera v. Fera
- Fehrm-Cappuccino v. Cappuccino
- Fiorentino v. Probate Court
- Flaherty v. Flaherty
- Flannery v. Flannery
- Fleming v. Fleming (1993)
- Fleming v. Fleming (2004)
- Flor v. Flor
- Fogg v. Fogg
- Ford v. Ford
- Fort v. Fort
- Fortier v. Rogers
- Foster v. Group Health Incorporated
- Foster v. Hurley
- Freddo v. Freddo
- Frederick v. Frederick
- Freeman v. Sieve
- Freedman v. Freedman
- Freidus v. Hartwell
- Freitas v. Freitas
- Fried v. Fried
- Friedrich v. Friedrich
- Frost-Stuart v. Stuart
- Fuentes v. Shevin
- Gaw v. Sappett
- Gagnon v. Fontaine
- G.G. Petitioner
- G.E.B. v. S.R.W.
- George v. George
- Gifford v. Gifford
- Gillis v. Gillis
- Giner v. Giner
- Ginsberg v. Blacker
- Gleason v. Galvin
- Gleed v. Noon
- Glick v. Greenleaf
- Goldman v. Goldman
- Goldman v. Roderiques
- Goldstein v. Barron
- Goldstein v. Barron (1980)
- Gonzalez v. Pierce-Williams
- Gordon v. Gordon
- Gosselin v. Gosselin
- Gottsegen v. Gottsegen
- Gouin v. Gouin
- Graizzaro v. Graizzaro
- Graves v. Graves – Rowell v. Rowell
- Gravlin v. Gravlin
- Gray v. Commissioner of Revenue
- Greenberg v. Greenberg
- Greenia v. Greenia
- Gridley v. Beausoleil
- Grubert v. Grubert
- Guardianship of Zeke
- Gustin v. Gustin
- Hale v. Hale
- Halpern v. Rabb
- Halperson v. Halperson
- Hano v. Hano
- Hamilton v. Hamilton
- Hamilton v. Pappalardo
- Hanify v. Hanify
- Harris v. Harris
- Harris v. Sannella
- Hartog v. Hartog
- Hassey v. Hassey
- Hathaway v. Rickard
- Hay v. Cloutier
- Hayden v. Hayden
- Heacock v Heacock
- Heins v. Ledis
- Heistand v. Heistand
- Hennessey v. Sarkis
- Hernandez v. Branciforte
- Hernandez-Lemus v. Arias-Diaz
- Hillier v. Hillier
- Hills v. Shearer
- Heron v. Heron
- Hoegen v. Hoegen
- Holmes v. Holmes
- Homewood v. Homewood
- House v. House
- Houston v. Houston
- Huber v. Huber
- Huddleston v. Huddleston
- Hunter v. Rose
- Jackson v. Keating
- J.C. v. E.M.
- J.D.H. v. P.A.H
- J.F. v. J.F.
- Johnson v. Johnson (1986)
- Johnson v. Johnson (1997)
- Johnson v. Johnson (2001)
- Jones v. Jones
- J.S v. C.C.
- K.A. v. T.R.
- Kane v. Kane
- Karellas v. Karellas
- Karp v. Amendola
- Katz v. Katz
- Katz v. Katz (1953)
- Katzman v. Healy
- K.B. v. D.B.
- Kehoe v. Kehoe
- Kelcourse v. Kelcourse
- Kelso v. Kelso
- Keller v. O´Brian (1995)
- Keller v. O´Brian (1997)
- Kelley v. Kelley
- Kendall v. Kendall (Zeitler v. Kendall)
- Kennedy v. Kennedy (1980)
- Kennedy v. Kennedy (1983)
- Kennedy v. Kennedy (1985)
- Kennedy v. Kennedy (1986)
- Kennedy v. Kennedy (1987)
- Kernan v. Morse
- Ketterle v. Ketterle
- Khan v. Saminni
- Kinosian v. Kinosian
- Kirtz v. Kirtz
- Kirwood v. Kirwood
- Kittredge v. Kittredge
- Klavan v. Klavan
- Klingel v. Reill
- Knox v. Remick
- Koll v. Edelstein
- Kosak v. Mackechnie
- Korff v. Korff
- Kotler v. Spaulding
- Krapf v. Krapf
- Krock v. Krock
- Krokyn v. Krokyn
- Kuban v. Kuban
- Labrecque v. Parsons
- Lalchandani v. Roddy
- Lang v. Koon
- Langerman v. Langerman
- Larson v. Larson (1990)
- Larson v. Larson (1991)
- Larson v. Larson (1994)
- Lasher v. Leslie-Lasher
- Lauricella v. Lauricella
- Leon v. Cormier
- Leonardo v. Leonardo
- Levenson v. Feuer
- Levine v. Levine
- L.F. v. L.J. 71
- Linehan v. Linehan
- Lizardo v. Ortega
- L.J.S. v. J.E.S.
- Loubser v. Thacker
- Lombardi v. Lombardi
- Lorant v. Lorant
- Lozano v. Montoya Alvarez
- LoStracco v. LoStracco
- Loud v. Loud
- Ludwig v. Lamee-Ludwig
- L.W.K. v. E.R.C
- Lycurgus v. Lycurgus
- Lynch v. Lynch
- Lyons v. Lyons
- Lyster v. Lyster
- MacDonald v. MacDonald (1988)
- MacDonald v. MacDonald (1990)
- Macdougall v. Acres
- Madden v. Madden (1971)
- Madden v. Madden (1973)
- Mahoney v. Mahoney (1997)
- Mahoney v. Mahoney
- Mailer v. Mailer
- Maillet v. Maillet
- Mandel v. Mandel
- Mannor v. Mannor
- Mansur v. Clark
- Martin v. Martin
- Martinez v. Martinez-Cintron
- Mason v. Coleman
- Maze v. Mihalovich
- M.C. v. T.K.
- McCarthy v. McCarthy
- McManus v. McManus
- Meghreblian v. Meghreblian
- Messere v. Messere
- Meyer v. Wagner (1999)
- Meyer v. Wagner (2002)
- Miller v. Miller
- Miller v. Miller (2018)
- Morales v. Morales
- Moriarty v. Stone
- Morrill v. Tong
- Morris v. Morris
- Murphy v. Murphy (1980)
- Murphy v. Murphy (2012)
- Murray v. Super
- Naranjo v. Departement of Revenue
- Naranjo v. Naranjo
- Neuwirth v. Neuwirth
- Nicolai v. Nicolai
- Nile v. Nile
- Nixon v. Levinson
- O´Brien v O´Brien
- O´Connell v. Greenwood
- O’Donnell v. O’Donnell
- Okoli v. Okoli (No. 1)
- Okoli v. Okoli (No. 2)
- O’Meara v. Doherty
- Onello v. Twomey
- Osborne v. Osborne
- Paixao v. Paixao
- Pagar v. Pagar
- Pare v. Pare
- Parker v. Parker
- Parrish v. Parrish
- Passemato v. Passemato
- Pavluvick v. Sullivan
- Pearson v. Pearson
- Pedersen v. Klare
- Pemberton v. Pemberton
- Pestana v. Pestana
- Pfannenstiehl v. Pfannenstiehl
- Pierce v. Pierce
- Pisano v. Pisano
- Pizzino v. Miller
- Platts v. Wronski
- Poor v. Poor
- Poras v. Pauling
- Prenaveau v. Prenaveau
- Purdy v. Colangelo
- Putnam v. Putnam
- P.W v. M.S.
- Ravasizadeh v. Niakosari
- Ragucci v. Ragucci
- Redding v. Redding
- Reddington v. Reddington
- Reynolds v. Whitman
- Rezendes v. Rezendez
- R.H. v. B.F.
- Rice v. Rice
- Richards v. Mason
- Richardson v. Department of Revenue
- Richman v. Richman
- Ricker v. Ricker
- Riley v. Riley
- R.L.H. vs. T.E.L.
- Robbins v. Robbins
- Robbins v. Robbins (1985)
- Rodman v. Rodman
- Rolde v. Rolde
- Rosa v. Rosa
- Rosen v. Rosen
- Rosenberg v. Merida
- Rosenberg v. Rosenberg
- Rosenblatt v. Rosenblatt
- Rosenthal v. Maney
- Ross v. Ross
- Rowell v. Rowell – Graves v. Graves
- Royal v. Royal
- R.S. v. M.P.
- Rubin v. Rubin
- Rubinstein v. Rubinstein
- Ruma v. Buchsbaum
- Ruml v. Ruml
- Sagar v. Sagar
- Sahin v. Sahin
- Saia v. Saia
- Salten v. Ackerman
- Saltmarsh v. Saltmarsh
- Salvesen v. Salvesen
- Sampson v. Sampson
- Santagate v. Tower
- Savides v. Savides
- Sbrogna v. Sbrogna
- Schillander v. Schillander
- Schmidt v. McCulloch-Schmidt
- Schmidt v. Schmidt
- Scholtz v. Delp
- Schuler v. Schuler
- Sertel v. Kravitz
- Shao v. Ma
- Shea v. Cameron
- Signorelli v. Albano
- Silverman v. Spiro
- Silvia v. Silvia
- Simmons v Simmons
- Singer v. Singer
- Slade v. Slade
- S.L. v. R.L.
- Smith v. Edelman
- Smith v. Jones
- Smith v. McDonald
- Smith-Clarke v. Clarke
- Smith v. Smith
- Sparhawk v. Sparhawk – Thompson v. Thompson
- Sparks v. Sparks
- Spiliotis v. Campbell
- Stansel v. Stansel
- Stanton-Abbott v. Stanton-Abbott
- Steeves v. Berit
- Stolk v. Stolk
- Stylianopoulos v, Stylianopoulos
- Suneson v. Suneson
- Surabian v. Surabian
- Sutton v. Valois
- S.W. v. D.P.
- Szymkowski v. Szymkowski
- Tammaro v. O’Brien
- Tanner v. Tanner
- Tarin v. Commissioner of the Division of Medical Assistance
- Tatar v. Schuker
- Taverna v. Pizzi
- Templer v. Templer
- Thompson v. Thompson
- Thomsen v. Thomsen
- Tierney v. Tierney
- Tinory v. DePierre
- T.M. v. L.H.
- Tompkins v. Tompkins
- Topor v. Topor
- Vaida v. Vaida
- Vakil v. Vakil
- Valaskatgis v. Valaskatgis
- Van Arsdale v. Van Arsdale
- Vangel v. Martin
- Vedensky v. Vedensky
- Ventrice v. Ventrice
- Vertrees v. Vertrees
- Vinci v. Byers
- Vorontsova v. Waronzov
- Wakefield v. Hegarty
- Wansong v. Wansong
- Watts v. Watts
- Wasson v. Wasson
- Waxman v. Waxman
- Wheeler v. Wheeler
- Whelan v. Frisbee
- Whelan v. Whelan
- White v. Laingor
- White v. White
- Whittet v. Hilton
- White v. Warren
- Wilcox v. Trautz
- Williams v. Massa
- Williams v. Pitney
- Windsor v. Windsor
- Winternitz v. Winternitz
- Wolcott v. Wolcott
- Wood v. Wood
- Woodside v. Woodside
- Wooters v. Wooters
- Wyman v. Wyman
