Lasher v. Leslie-Lasher

The petitioner, Jeffrey M. Lasher, was divorced from the respondent, Tricia Leslie-Lasher, pursuant to a judgment of divorce nisi in 2014. In March, 2015, he filed a motion for relief from judgment, pursuant to Mass. R. Dom. Rel. R 60 (b) (2) and (3), which was denied by a judge of the Probate and Family Court in May, 2015.

The petitioner then filed a petition in the Appeals Court, pursuant to G. L. c. 231, § 118, first par., seeking review of that order. He alleged both that the respondent had been untruthful about her financial resources in the divorce proceedings and that the Probate and…