Massachusetts Appeals Court· 5/18/1994
McCarthy v. McCarthy
Citations
- 633 N.E.2d 405
- 36 Mass. App. Ct. 490
- 1994 Mass. App. LEXIS 514
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “more than a material change in circumstances or, to use the analogous term, a ‘countervailing equity,’ ” is required to modify surviving agreement
- complainant seeking modification of survived agreement must demonstrate something more than material change of circumstances
- “[J]udges must be satisfied that the best interests of the child are not compromised. . .. [T]he presence of a negotiated agreement between the parents does not exempt judges from the need to protect children”
- divorce and separation agreement entered into in 1987
- divorce and agreement entered into in 1987
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14 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Larson v. LarsonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1994-07-28· cited 31×
- Cabot v. CabotMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-09-09· cited 24×
- Quinn v. QuinnMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2000-04-20· cited 19×
- Rosen v. RosenMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2016-11-22· cited 16×
- White v. LaingorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-04-27· cited 16×
- Pearson v. PearsonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2001-07-27· cited 12×
- Lang v. KoonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2004-04-27· cited 6×
- Broome v. BroomeMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-09-22· cited 5×
- Cohan v. FeuerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-07-07· cited 3×
- Purdy v. ColangeloMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2004-06-23· cited 3×
- Benson v. BensonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-05-17· cited 1×
- Strayton v. WillwerthMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2017-12-08
- Roberts v. RobertsMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-03-29
- Becker v. PhelpsMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-10-26
Cites
6 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Knox v. RemickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-12-08· cited 102×
- Stansel v. StanselMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-03-05· cited 47×
- Parrish v. ParrishMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1991-02-05· cited 30×
- Silvia v. SilviaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1980-03-05· cited 28×
- Ames v. PerryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-12-12· cited 15×
- Dennis v. DennisMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1990-08-22· cited 6×
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