Legal Opinion
Fuss v. Fuss (No. 1)
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 1, 1977No. 1PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
These are appeals from an amended judgment of the Probate Court for Barnstable County concerning a case consolidated from four other cases. These cases have followed a highly complex procedural route. In essence, the parties, James Sandor Fuss (James) and Marcia Pitcairn Fuss (Marcia), requested that the Probate Court decide whether a marriage existed between them and define what parental rights stemmed from their relationship.
The facts of this dispute, as found by the probate judge, are as follows. Marcia is a wealthy woman who has participated in three marriage ceremonies. During her second…
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