Legal Opinion
Edgar v. Edgar
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 12, 1990PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Lynch,
J. In April, 1987, the defendant Charles M. Edgar was found guilty of criminal contempt by a Probate Court judge, for failing to comply with a child support order. He was sentenced to jail for a fixed term and was also ordered to pay his former wife, the plaintiff, Cheryl A. Edgar, arrearages plus attorney’s fees, pursuant to G. L. c. 215, § 34A (1986 ed.). The defendant appealed only from the judgment of criminal contempt, and this court affirmed. Edgar v. Edgar, 403 Mass. 616 (1988) (Edgar I).
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Peterson v. HopsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
- Palaza v. Superior CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- New England Merchants National Bank v. Old Colony Trust Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Petition for Revocation of a Judgment for Adoption of a MinorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Edgar v. EdgarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
3Cited by8 opinions
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