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· 7/18/1972

Surabian v. Surabian

Citations

  • 285 N.E.2d 909
  • 362 Mass. 342
  • 1972 Mass. LEXIS 795

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “as a general rule, unless the parties expressly provide otherwise, their separation agreement will be held to survive a subsequent divorce decree incorporating by reference the terms of the agreement”
  • despite subsequent annulment, Colorado marriage ceremony was “remarriage” for purposes of alimony termination
  • Wife “relinquished her right of support under the separation agreement [with her first husband].”
  • decree incorporating separation agreement that automatically terminated alimony as of date of remarriage properly may be entered even if remarriage is later annulled; question left open whether support order properly could be modified after purported remarriage was annulled

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Judges: Tauro, Spiegel, Reardon, Hennessey

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