Tammaro v. O'Brien

[kairon_gnothi]

The Appeals Court just came out with their decision on Tammaro v. O'Brien, 2010 WL 445665 (February 11, 2010).  The decision is notable not so much for the primary issue addressed (can a complaint for modification of a divorce judgment (G.L. c.208, s20) address a removal issue (G.L. c.208, s30)?)  but for the unblinking manner in which it addressed

Comments

[crystalpyramid]

The practice lesson here is that it is apparently necessary to advise clients that a divorce agreement may not be as final as previously thought.

Given my experience (small data set, intimate involvement), this is depressing, but not in the least bit surprising.

[kairon_gnothi]

Child-related issues are never final; but six days just seems ridiculous to me. Especially if part of the reason the divorce settled was to achieve some kind of peace.