Winsor v. Manning

The defendant (father), a Massachusetts resident, concedes, correctly, that the Probate Court, having personal jurisdiction over both parties, also had subject matter jurisdiction, at least under G. L. c. 208, § 37, as amended by St. 1982, c. 642, § 2, to modify the support provision of a divorce judgment entered in 1978 by a Connecticut court (which had jurisdiction over both parties) despite the fact that the children, like the plaintiff (mother), are residents of that State. Contrast G. L. c. 208, § 29. It is true that the exercise of such jurisdiction presents a question of discretion for…