Poras v. Pauling

In 1994, Bert R. Pauling was over $50,000 in arrears in his support obligations to his former wife Patricia Poras. The amount of arrearages and the repayment plan were established in a judgment issued in response to a complaint for contempt. *536By 2005, Pauling had repaid the arrears. Poras claimed, however, that he still owed her over $93,000 in interest.

At issue is whether the 1994 judgment was a contempt judgment pursuant to G. L. c. 215, § 34A, that carried with it twelve percent interest,1 or whether interest is otherwise provided by law on the 1994 judgment. In 2006, in response to a…