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Appeals panel hears dispute over 19-year delay in selling former marital home
Summary
The father appealed a probate court order that tied sale of the former marital home to child-support/alimony calculations; appellant argued the trial judge abused discretion by delaying sale for up to 19 years and misapplied Kavanaugh guidance on alimony and child support.
The Appeals Court heard argument in Fisak v. Fisak over whether a probate judge abused discretion by delaying sale of the former marital home for an extended period while allocating payments that the appellant contends are effectively alimony disguised as child-support accounting.
Why it matters: the case raises equitable-division and alimony questions after the 2023 Kavanaugh decisions and Massachusetts alimony reform, including whether a court may hold a major marital asset off the market for many years and…
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