Legal Opinion
Brierly v. Brierly
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided June 23, 1981No. 78-151-Appeal, 79-483-AppealPublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BEVILACQUA, Chief Justice.
These are consolidated appeals taken by the defendant from a decree of the Family Court adjudging him in contempt for failure to comply with the provisions of a temporary order restraining him from entering the marital domicile and interfering with and harassing the plaintiff, and from a final decree granting the plaintiff an absolute divorce on the ground of extreme cruelty.
On January 6, 1976, plaintiff, Virginia A. Brierly, filed a petition for a bed-and-board divorce on the ground of extreme cruelty. The plaintiff requested that she be awarded custody of…
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