Frost v. Zullo

The plaintiff, Virginia M. Frost, obtained a divorce from the defendant, John F. Zullo, in 1978. Custody of their child was given to her, and he agreed to make child support payments weekly. The defendant remarried in 1979. The defendant and his second wife purchased a house in Framing-ham as tenants by the entirety in 1982. They maintain that home as their family residence.

The defendant often failed to make timely support payments. After the plaintiff filed her fourth complaint for contempt alleging arrears, the defendant failed to appear, and a capias issued. On February 13,1985, the…