Gonzalez v. Pierce-Williams

A 1985 Louisiana divorce judgment includes a provision whereby the husband, Federico Gonzalez, was to pay $15,000 to Diane B. Pierce-Williams, the wife, “in consideration for relinquishing her ownership interest in the property located ... in Belmont, Massachusetts.” The title to that property was held in their names and that of Federico Gonzalez’s mother, Marilyn L. Gonzalez.1 “[T]he particular method of payment *786[was to be] mutually agreed upon before the end of the calendar year of 1985. Both parties pledge[d] to conclude the discussions quickly and to deal in good faith.” It was also…