Legal Opinion
Christensen v. Christensen
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided February 14, 1979No. 77-56-AppealPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBevilacqua, C.J.
This proceeding was brought to modify support payments under a Family Court decree of divorce. After a hearing/before the Family Court, an order was entered placing a lien on certain, real property owned by the petitioner in New Hampshire. The petitioner is before us on appeal from that decree, challenging the power of the Family Court to affect title to real property situated in another state.
The record discloses that the Christensens were married on September 13, 1952. The petitioner, Robert F. Christensen, was granted an absolute divorce from respondent Helen S. Christensen by a final…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Fall v. EastinSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- United States v. Leon I Ross, and Ross & Company, Limited, and Central Trading, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Matarese v. CaliseSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1973
- Castellucci v. CastellucciSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1976
- Mohr v. AllenDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1976
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Paolino v. PaolinoSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1980
- Brierly v. BrierlySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1981
- Ramsbottom v. RamsbottomSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1988
- Richtmyer v. RichtmyerSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1983
- In Re Amanda M.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1993
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