Legal Opinion

Suddes v. Spinelli

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided November 26, 1997No. 96-27-AppealPublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FLANDERS, Justice.

The Family Court’s refusal to modify a prior custody award is the target of this appeal. The plaintiff, Michael G. Suddes (Suddes), appeals pro se from a Family Court order denying his motion to modify a joint-custody decree giving physical possession of his three children to his former wife, the defendant, Linda Suddes Spinelli (Spinel-li). Discerning no abuse of discretion in the denial of this motion, we affirm — except in regard to that portion of the order that requires Suddes to obtain professional counseling as an alternative precondition to allowing him any…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Cok v. CokSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1984
  2. Mattera v. MatteraSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1996
  3. King v. KingSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1975
  4. Kenney v. HickeySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1985
  5. Burrows v. BradySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1992

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3Cited by18 opinions

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  3. D'Onofrio v. D'OnofrioSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1999
  4. Pacheco v. BedfordSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2002
  5. LaFlamme v. Essex Junction School DistrictSupreme Court of Vermont · 2000

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