Raskin v. Raskin

This case involves a Massachusetts final judgment which was domesticated by a Florida court and the court’s subsequent decision not to consider the former wife’s request for a judgment for arrearage. We reverse.

The trial court domesticated a Massachusetts final judgment which required the former husband to pay alimony. Thereafter, both the former husband and former wife moved the Florida court to modify the final judgment. Additionally, the wife sought to enforce the final judgment based on the former husband’s failure to pay. The Florida trial court modified the husband’s alimony downward,…