Gailis v. Gailis

This is an appeal by the libellee from an order of allowance granted to the libellant in the Probate Court for Plymouth County under the provisions of G. L. c. 208, § 17. On January 13,1972, one day before her divorce decree nisi was to become absolute, the libellant filed a motion to stay the decree. See G. L. c. 208, § 21, as amended by St. 1934, c. 181, § l. On January 28,1972, the trial judge allowed the motion “on condition [that an] application for allowance is to be heard.” The application was filed on March 10,1972. On March 29,1972, the libellee was ordered to pay $1,500 to the…