Legal Opinion
Colorio v. Marx
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided August 18, 2008No. 07-P-1211PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGelinas, J.
We consider in this appeal whether a Probate and Family Court judge had authority to interpret a separation agreement, and to order payment according to that interpretation, even though the interpretation and the order resulted from a hearing on a complaint for contempt, where the judge found no *383contempt. We conclude that both the interpretation and the order were appropriate.
The husband appeals1-2 from the judgment entered on the wife’s complaint for contempt. While the judge found the husband not guilty of contempt, he interpreted the separation agreement in a way favorable to the wife, and…
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