Legal Opinion
Wood v. Wood
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 3, 1976PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBraucher, J.
We are asked to determine the scope of the jurisdiction of Probate Courts, “after the divorce decree has become absolute, ... to grant equitable relief in controversies over property between persons who have been divorced.” G. L. c. 215, § 6, as appearing in St. 1973, c. 1114, § 63. We uphold plenary equitable jurisdiction in such cases. We also uphold personal jurisdiction over a runaway former spouse under the long arm statute, G. L. c. 223A, § 3 (c), and jurisdiction based on an attachment of her interest in real estate under G. L. c. 223, §§ 42, 62-70, as amended through St. 1973, c.…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Ross v. BernhardSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Wellesley College v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- "Automatic" Sprinkler Corp. of America v. Seneca Foods Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- Bernatavicius v. BernataviciusMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1927
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3Cited by22 opinions
- The Ealing Corporation v. Harrods LimitedCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
- Konstantopoulos v. Town of WhatelyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Ross v. RossMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Morrill v. TongMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Harris v. SannellaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
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