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REDDING v. REDDING

398 Mass. 102 (1986)

495 N.E.2d 297

JOHN A. REDDING vs. MYRTLE V. REDDING.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

July 17, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ruth R. Budd (Kathleen A. Bryan with her) for the defendant.

Paul D. Pearson (Michael Fredrickson with him) for the plaintiff.

Marilyn Ray Smith, pro se & others, amici curiae, submitted a brief.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, ABRAMS, NOLAN, & O'CONNOR, JJ.

WILKINS, J.

On August 6, 1984, by a judgment nisi of divorce, a Probate and Family Court judge (1) awarded the wife legal and physical custody in Georgia of the parties' daughter, Jessica, (2) divided the parties' assets, (3) ordered that the husband pay child support, and (4) left each party to pay his or her own attorney's fees. On appeal, the wife challenges the Probate and Family Court's jurisdiction to determine custody and contests the division of assets, the...

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