Kendall v. Kendall

This appeal arises out of a judgment of divorce nisi *239issued on August 20, 1996.1 Jeffrey P. Kendall, the defendant, appeals from provisions of the divorce judgment and a temporary order issued after Barbara Zeitler Kendall, the plaintiff, filed a complaint against him in the Probate Court for contempt of the divorce judgment.2 The plaintiff also filed a cross appeal, requesting an award of attorney’s fees and reversal of the joint custody order and disposition of the marital home. We granted the defendant’s application for direct appellate review.

1. Factual background. We summarize the facts…