Freedman v. Freedman

Both parties to a divorce action have appealed from the judgment. Of the various points they raise on appeal, the one with an element of novelty is whether a Probate Court judge may, as to the couple’s minor child, order a joint legal custody arrangement that requires the child to change his primary residence on an annual basis. We affirm that order as well as the other contested elements of the judgment of divorce.

1. Facts. The trial judge made comprehensive findings of fact, for which there is support in the record. Roger A. Freedman (Roger) and Ippolita S. Freedman (Ippolita) met when she,…