Purdy v. Colangelo

After their daughter graduated from Tufts University, the plaintiff (mother) sought modification of a divorce judgment so as to require, inter alla, contribution from her former husband (father) for college expenses of approximately $66,000 which she had paid.1 The mother appeals from a decision of a judge of the Probate Court denying her request. We affirm.

In a well-reasoned opinion, the judge first determined that the circumstances were closer to those set forth in Cabot v. Cabot, 55 Mass. App. Ct. 756 (2002), rather than those of McCarthy v. McCarthy, 36 Mass. App. Ct. 490 (1994), cases…