Legal Opinion
Bedard v. Corliss
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided August 23, 2012No. Nos. 11-P-2118 & 11-P-2173Published
1Opinion of the CourtRubin, J.
In this case we are presented with yet another *361unfortunate family conflict concerning an estate.4 The following facts were found by a judge of the Probate and Family Court after trial.
On April 19, 1983, Ethan B. Corliss and Carol A. Bedard took part in a marriage ceremony in Tijuana, Mexico. The ceremony was conducted by a man holding himself out as an attorney. His secretary acted as a witness. The couple signed papers that were written in Spanish, which they did not understand. A few weeks later, a certificate of marriage written in English was mailed to them at their home in Massachusetts.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Wilcox v. TrautzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
- Poor v. PoorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Gorrasi v. ManzellaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Dixon v. ClarkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1948
- Suneson v. SunesonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1987