Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 7/2/1981
Heistand v. Heistand
Citations
- 423 N.E.2d 313
- 384 Mass. 20
- 1981 Mass. LEXIS 1356
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- upholding a finding of contempt even though “the defendant was correct on the merits of his argument!,] . . . [because] he inappropriately resorted to self-help, unilaterally reducing the support payments and thereby flouting a valid order of the court”
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Judges: Hennessey, Braucher, Liacos, Abrams, Nolan
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35 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Attorney General v. DesiletsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-07-14· cited 61×
- Chin v. MerriotMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-01-30· cited 57×
- Keller v. O'BrienMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-08-21· cited 46×
- Wilcox v. TrautzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-04-21· cited 31×
- Bush v. BushMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1988-05-16· cited 30×
- Anthony v. AnthonyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1985-12-24· cited 29×
- Brooks v. PielaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2004-08-30· cited 24×
- Champion v. ChampionMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-03-19· cited 22×
- Downey v. DowneyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-09-12· cited 22×
- Bower v. Bournay-BowerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-09-15· cited 20×
- Crowe v. FongMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1998-11-05· cited 20×
- Kelley v. KelleyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2005-10-11· cited 17×
- Doe v. RoeMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1992-01-31· cited 16×
- Kernan v. MorseMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2007-06-20· cited 11×
- Tatar v. SchukerMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2007-10-09· cited 11×
- Hartog v. HartogMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1989-03-20· cited 10×
- Griffith v. GriffithMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1987-06-22· cited 10×
- Winternitz v. WinternitzMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1985-01-21· cited 9×
- Fugere v. FugereMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1987-09-30· cited 9×
- Cooper v. CooperMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-06-25· cited 9×
Cites
14 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Marvin v. MarvinCalifornia Supreme Court· 1976-12-27· cited 396×
- Schuler v. SchulerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-01-27· cited 90×
- Surabian v. SurabianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1972-07-18· cited 58×
- Whitney v. WhitneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1949-11-10· cited 54×
- Robbins v. RobbinsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1961-11-29· cited 38×
- Commonwealth v. MunsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1879-10-27· cited 34×
- Davis v. MisianoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-08-29· cited 25×
- Sutton v. LeibSeventh Circuit· 1952-10-31· cited 22×
- Hinds v. HindsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1952-07-03· cited 21×
- Glazer v. SilvermanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1968-04-09· cited 14×
- Gerrig v. SneirsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1962-06-11· cited 13×
- Verdone v. VerdoneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1963-06-21· cited 13×
- Ruquist v. RuquistMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-05-06· cited 8×
- White v. WhiteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1970-12-30· cited 1×
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