Legal Opinion
Santagate v. Tower
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided August 25, 2005No. 03-P-1593PublishedCited by 114 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCelinas, J.
We consider in this appeal whether a judge in the Probate and Family Court abused her discretion in denying the *325mother’s two claims: (1) a claim under Mass.R.Dom.Rel.P. 60(b)(6) (1975) to modify a divorce decree, and (2) a claim for equitable restitution from the father for amounts she paid in support of their children during their minority. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
The uncontested facts presented at trial are these: Mary Jayne Santagate (mother) and Leo David Tower (father) were married on June 13, 1964. Between 1965 and 1968, the couple had three children. In May, 1972, the…
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