Stansel v. Stansel

The parties in this case were granted a divorce under the provisions of G. L. c. 208, § 1A, a statute which enables a couple to obtain a divorce, without alleging or proving fault, on the ground of an irretrievable breakdown of their marriage. Prior to the divorce, the parties (both of whom had retained counsel of their own choosing) entered into a separation agreement. The separation agreement divided the marital property and obligated the husband to pay support to the wife for a two-year period. The parties waived any further claims to each other’s property. The separation agreement recited…