Legal Opinion
Wooters v. Wooters
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided August 18, 2009No. 08-P-824PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKatzmann, J.
Can the exercise of stock options be considered as part of gross annual income under a divorce judgment? We consider this question in the context of an appeal from a contempt order. We conclude that the answer is in the affirmative, but that, in the circumstances here, a contempt judgment was not appropriate.
Background. We recite the facts from the judge’s findings and the uncontradicted evidence before her, reserving recitation of certain facts as they become relevant in regard to the issues raised.
Thomas Wooters (husband) and Janet Wooters (wife) were *840divorced on June 2, 1994.1 Paragraph…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Baccanti v. MortonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- In re DolanSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2001
- Braun v. BraunMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2007
- Mahoney v. MahoneyMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2006
- Kraft v. Police CommissionerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Crater v. OliverDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2019
- Hassey v. HasseyMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2014
- Halpern v. RabbMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2009
- Cooper v. KetoMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2013
- Burns v. BurnsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2012
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