Hanley v. Hanley

Following a trial, a Probate and Family Court judge issued a modification judgment that ordered the former husband, David J. Hanley, to pay alimony of $200 per week to the former wife, Katherine R. Hanley. The judgment also eliminated the husband's child support obligation of $250 per week and declined to impose a child support or education obligation on the wife, based on findings that the unemancipated child is no longer financially dependent on the wife and that the wife does not have the ability to pay for the support or education of the child. The husband appeals, claiming that the judge…