HERON v. HERON


428 Mass. 537 (1998)

NORMA S. HERON v. DAWSON C. HERON.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

December 21, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Miriam Goldstein Altman for Dawson C. Heron.

Colette Manoil for Norma S. Heron.

Present: WILKINS, C.J., ABRAMS, LYNCH, FRIED, MARSHALL, & IRELAND, JJ.


IRELAND, J.

This case involves an attempt in Massachusetts to modify a divorce decree entered by a Nevada court in 1978. We conclude that this decree is entitled to full faith and credit and, therefore, Massachusetts courts may not alter the alimony award or property disposition in the Nevada decree.

The plaintiff filed a complaint in the Probate and Family Court on December 4, 1991, seeking a modification of the Nevada alimony award and a division of marital...

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