Pagar v. Pagar

The husband and the wife entered into a separation agreement which was incorporated by reference in the 1975 judgment of divorce. The agreement required the husband to make weekly alimony and child support payments. Commencing in October of 1976, the husband decreased his payments, and he filed a complaint for modification. The wife then filed cross complaints for modification and contempt. The probate judge reduced the amount of the husband’s support obligations, and he adjudicated the husband in contempt. He found, however, that the husband could not pay the full amount of the arrearages so…