Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 35 (2026)

Alimony; enforcement

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Section 35. The court may enforce judgments, including foreign decrees, for allowance, alimony or allowance in the nature of alimony, in the same manner as it may enforce judgments in equity.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 8 cases, 1961–1994 · leading case: Bisienere v. Buccino, 635 N.E.2d 265 (Mass. App. Ct. 1994).

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Bisienere v. Buccino, 635 N.E.2d 265 (Mass. App. Ct. 1994). · cites it 2× “208, § 35 (a Probate Court may enforce a foreign judgment for alimony), and we looked to the law of the foreign jurisdiction in deciding the extent to which we would enforce the foreign judgment. That case, however, was decided before the 1982 amendment to *752 G.”

Helgesson v. Helgesson, 196 F. Supp. 42 (D. Mass. 1961). · cites it 2× “G.L. c. 208, § 35, in the Middlesex Probate Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, seeking to hold the defendant in contempt for failure to comply with the California judgment.”

Bohner v. Bohner, 468 N.E.2d 653 (Mass. App. Ct. 1984). · cites it 2× “426 (1957), in which, without discussion of retroactive application, a 1950 amendment giving Massachusetts courts the power to enforce foreign decrees, G. L. c. 208, § 35, was applied to enforce a 1948 foreign decree.”

Kellermann v. Kellermann, 407 N.E.2d 1262 (Mass. App. Ct. 1980). “See G. L. c. 208, § 35; G. L. c. 209, § 33; Jelly v.”

Homewood v. Homewood, 420 N.E.2d 915 (Mass. App. Ct. 1981). “Meanwhile, Richard and Ruth had each separately moved to Massachusetts. Ruth brought an action in the Probate Court to have Richard adjudged in contempt for failure to pay alimony in accordance with the order of the New Hampshire court.”

Lorant v. Lorant, 318 N.E.2d 830 (Mass. 1974). “Probably it could be asserted with enough plausibility to vest jurisdiction under G. L. c. 208, § 35, that the suit was one to enforce a foreign decree merging the separation agreement.”

Holsinger v. Holsinger, 255 N.E.2d 352 (Mass. 1970). “This is a petition in equity brought in the Probate Court under G. L. c. 208, § 35 (as amended by St. 1950, c.”

Cannon v. Cannon, 316 N.E.2d 762 (Mass. App. Ct. 1974). “As the Nevada decree cannot, under authorities cited, be construed as ordering the respondent to comply with the terms of the 1962 agreement, the petition cannot be maintained under G. L. c. 208, § 35 (as amended by St. 1950, c.”

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