Legal Opinion

Trodden v. Trodden

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided September 28, 2017No. 17-P-32Published

1Opinion of the Court

The wife appeals from a modification judgment, alleging that the trial judge abused her discretion in finding countervailing equities warranted a modification as to alimony. We affirm.

1. Background. Following the filing of the wife's August 25, 2006, complaint for divorce, the parties entered into a separation agreement (agreement) on November 6, 2007. The agreement, among other things, provided that the husband was to pay the wife $575 in unallocated support per week and $1,200 per month in capped alimony. The husband on February 1, 2015, qualified for disability retirement from his job at…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. DomanskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1954
  2. Knox v. RemickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
  3. Stansel v. StanselMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
  4. Bush v. BushMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
  5. Ames v. PerryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989

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