Stansel v. Stansel

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• jurisdiction of Probate Court to modify support orders not restricted by surviving agreement between husband and wife purporting to fix support obligations
• Probate and Family Court had jurisdiction under G. L. c. 215, § 6, to specifically enforce the parties’ separation agreement
• where parties have entered into separation agreement that was fair, reasonable, not the product of fraud or coercion, and survives the judgment, more than a material change of circumstances must be shown before the judge refuses to enforce it

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