Legal Opinion
Champagne v. Champagne
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 9, 1999PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtIreland, J.
A judge in the Probate and Family Court reported several questions to the Appeals Court, pursuant to G. L. c. 215, § 13, asking whether the Probate Court has the authority under G. L. c. 208, § 18, to issue a permanent protective order and incorporate it into a final judgment of divorce nisi. We granted the defendant’s application for direct appellate review. We *325conclude that G. L. c. 208, § 18, empowers the Probate and Family Court to issue permanent protective orders and incorporate them into judgments of divorce nisi.1
1. Facts. The facts in this case are undisputed. The plaintiff, Hector…
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