Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 12/6/1993
O'Brien v. O'Brien
Citations
- 623 N.E.2d 485
- 416 Mass. 477
- 1993 Mass. LEXIS 664
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- wife agreed to alimony that would end approximately five and one-half years from the date of the judgment
- wife agreed to alimony that would end approximately five and one-half years from the date of the judgment
- “when a successor spouse is financially able to support the former recipient spouse, the former payor spouse is not obliged to contribute support payments”
- court may override separation agreement providing for termination of alimony “only to the extent necessary to prevent a former spouse from becoming a public charge”
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Judges: Liacos, Wilkins, Abrams, Nolan, O'Connor
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15 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Keller v. O'BrienMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-08-21· cited 46×
- Bercume v. BercumeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-01-12· cited 37×
- Larson v. LarsonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1994-07-28· cited 31×
- Wilcox v. TrautzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-04-21· cited 31×
- Foster v. HurleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-04-28· cited 18×
- Keller v. O'BrienMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-07-24· cited 15×
- Heron v. HeronMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-12-21· cited 11×
- Hurlbut v. HurlbutMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1996-06-06· cited 7×
- Krapf v. KrapfMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-07-19· cited 7×
- McManus v. McManusMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2015-08-11· cited 6×
- Hayes v. LichtenbergMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-04-09· cited 6×
- Broome v. BroomeMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-09-22· cited 5×
- Premo v. PremoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-03-06
- Roberts v. RobertsMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-03-29
- Halverson v. Hartford Life InsuranceMassachusetts Superior Court· 2002-10-28
Cites
6 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Knox v. RemickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-12-08· cited 102×
- Surabian v. SurabianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1972-07-18· cited 58×
- Stansel v. StanselMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-03-05· cited 47×
- Brash v. BrashMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-03-20· cited 21×
- Glazer v. SilvermanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1968-04-09· cited 14×
- Talbot v. TalbotMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1982-04-22· cited 14×
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