Pierce v. Pierce

Decided November 9, 2009. Ralph D. Gants wrote the opinion for the court.

455 Mass. 286 · Cited 86 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Gottsegen v. Gottsegen · 492 N.E.2d 1133
• Schuler v. Schuler · 416 N.E.2d 197
• Heins v. Ledis · 422 Mass. 477
• Pimm v. Pimm · 601 So. 2d 534
• Keller v. O'Brien · 420 Mass. 820
• In Re the Marriage of Swing · 194 P.3d 498
• Ross v. Ross · 430 N.E.2d 815
• Bercume v. Bercume · 428 Mass. 635
• Robert Industries, Inc. v. Spence · 291 N.E.2d 407
• Rice v. Rice · 361 N.E.2d 1305
• Bucchiere v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. · 396 Mass. 639
• Boulter-Hedley v. Boulter · 429 Mass. 808
• Kittredge v. Kittredge · 441 Mass. 28
• Watts v. Watts · 314 Mass. 129
• Voyles v. Voyles · 644 P.2d 847
• Cherrington v. Cherrington · 534 N.E.2d 1159

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• Duff-Kareores v. Kareores · 474 Mass. 528
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• L.J.S. v. J.E.S. · 464 Mass. 346
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