Karellas v. Karellas

Nicholas Karellas (husband) appeals from an order of a single justice of this court who, upon review of a Probate *717and Family Court judge’s order made pursuant to G. L. c. 231, § 6F, awarded penalty interest at the rate of eighteen per cent on monetary awards due to Stacy Karellas (wife) under the parties’ divorce judgment. The husband argues that (1) he should not be subject to § 6F sanctions because he was not represented by an attorney in his appeal; (2) the wife may not on appeal seek an interest rate more favorable to her than the nine per cent rate awarded by the probate judge because…