Legal Opinion
Chittick v. Chittick
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 28, 1955PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQua, C.J.
This is a petition for separate support brought under G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 209, § 32. 1 The petitioner claims to be the wife of the respondent. The respondent insists that she is not his wife because on March 18, 1952, she was awarded a decree of divorce against him by the District Court of the Virgin Islands, Division of St. Thomas and St. John at Charlotte Amalie, for “incompatibility of temperament.” The decree contained provisions for the petitioner’s support in accordance with an elaborate agreement in the nature of a property settlement which had been entered into with the aid of…
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Schlemm v. SchlemmSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1960
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