Legal Opinion
El Chaar v. Chehab
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided December 31, 2010No. 09-P-860PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDreben, J.
To be enforced, a foreign determination of child custody must be in “substantial conformity” with Massachusetts law. G. L. c. 209B, § 14, inserted by St. 1983, c. 680, § 1. See Custody of a Minor (No. 3), 392 Mass. 728, 735 (1984); Khan v. Saminni, 446 Mass. 88, 94 (2006); Schiereck v. Schiereck, 14 Mass. App. Ct. 378, 380 (1982); Charara v. Yatim, ante 325, 329-330, 332 (2010).
Nazih Mohamad El Chaar, the father of a minor daughter, *502appeals from a judgment of the Probate and Family Court dismissing his complaint to enforce a judgment of a Lebanese Sunnite court suspending the mother’s custody…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Commonwealth v. RichardsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- Rosenberg v. MeridaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
- Mattoon v. City of PittsfieldMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2002
- Ryan, Elliott & Co. v. Leggat, McCall & Werner, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1979
- Murphy v. MurphyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
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3Cited by6 opinions
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