Iagatta v. Iagatta

The petitioner, Daniel Iagatta, appeals from a judgment of a single justice of this court denying his petition under G. L. c. 211, § 3.

Pursuant to the terms of a judgment of divorce nisi between the parties, entered on July 7, 2006, the petitioner was responsible for bills associated with the former marital home, including payment of the mortgage. After learning thereafter that the petitioner had not kept the mortgage payments current, the respondent, Michelle Iagatta, filed a complaint for contempt in the Probate and Family Court. That court then issued, on August 18, 2006, an order stating…