Legal Opinion
Fiorentino v. Probate Court
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 29, 1974PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTauro, C.J.
These cases, argued together, present challenges to the constitutionality of our statutes which, in certain circumstances, require that a person be a resident of Massachusetts for two years before a libel for divorce may be filed. G. L. c. 208, §§ 4-5.1 This two year durational residence requirement has recently been declared unconstitutional by the United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, Rosado v. Smith (Civil Action No. 72-3361-W),2 a decision which, while entitled to our respect, is not *15binding on us. United States ex rel. Lawrence v. Woods, 432 F. 2d 1072 (7th Cir. 1970),…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Boddie v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Bell v. BursonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Department of Public Welfare v. J. K. B.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Beaton v. Land CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Dean v. CrispCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1975
- State v. AdamsAlaska Supreme Court · 1974
- Stottlemyer v. StottlemyerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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