Legal Opinion

Bielkus v. Strydom

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided March 6, 2018No. 17–P–336Published

1Opinion of the Court

Aida Jacinta Bielkus (wife) appeals from the corrected consolidated judgment on the complaint of Marinus Strydom (husband) to modify his alimony obligation and on her own complaint for contempt. We affirm.

Background. On July 31, 2009, a judge of the Probate and Family Court issued a judgment of divorce nisi, incorporating the parties' separation agreement. On October 26, 2009, the judge issued a supplemental judgment that decided the remaining contested issues, including the husband's child support and alimony obligations. Using the husband's base salary of $184,000 ($3,541 per week) and…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Furtado v. FurtadoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
  2. Schuler v. SchulerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
  3. Pierce v. PierceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
  4. Bush v. BushMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
  5. Downey v. DowneyMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2002

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