Legal Opinion

Christopher v. Contino

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided February 25, 2019No. 18-P-241Published

1Opinion of the Court

The former husband, Patrick Christopher (husband), appeals from a judgment of divorce issued by a judge of the Probate and Family Court ordering him to pay to the former wife, Deborah Contino (wife), weekly alimony in an amount based on income attributed to him. He claims the judge erred by (1) misapplying the proper standard in attributing income; (2) awarding alimony to the wife which exceeds statutory limits; and (3) failing to attribute income to the wife and not including her cohabitation as a reason for terminating alimony. The husband also argues that a different probate judge abused…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Iannacchino v. Ford Motor Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2008
  2. L.L., a juvenile v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
  3. Heins v. LedisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
  4. Zaleski v. ZaleskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
  5. Okoli v. OkoliMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2012

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