Legal Opinion
Broome v. Broome
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided September 22, 1997No. 96-P-1281PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
James S. Broome (husband) appeals from a Probate and Family Court judgment ordering the continuation of spousal support to Lucy A. Broome (wife) based on the doctrine of countervailing equities. We summarize the relevant facts.
On June 23, 1983, the Probate and Family Court entered a judgment of divorce nisi incorporating, but not merging the par*540ties’ separation agreement (agreement); therefore, the agreement survived and retained its own legal significance. Broome v. Broome, 40 Mass. App. Ct. 148, 148 (1996). The parties had three children; the youngest child was thirteen years of age at the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Knox v. RemickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Keller v. O'BrienMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Stansel v. StanselMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- O'Brien v. O'BrienMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
- Broome v. BroomeMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1996
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