Legal Opinion

Bortolotti v. Bortolotti

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided April 13, 2018No. 16–P–1742Published

1Opinion of the Court

Laura L. Bortolotti (Laura) and Robert J. Bortolotti (Robert), cross-appeal from a judgment of divorce nisi, each asserting various grounds of error.2 Concluding that the judge erred in determining the length of the marriage for purposes of setting alimony, and in determining Robert's premarital estate for purposes of the equitable division of assets, we vacate in part but affirm the judgment in all other respects.

Discussion. 1. Length of the marriage. Laura asserts the judge misapplied the economic partnership test when deciding to exclude the period of the parties' cohabitation in his…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Hartford Insurance v. Hertz Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
  2. Williams v. MassaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
  3. Palmer v. MurphyMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1997
  4. Moriarty v. StoneMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1996
  5. Robinson v. Contributory Retirement Appeal BoardMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1985

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