Silva v. Silva

Decided June 8, 1982. Joseph A. Bevilacqua wrote the opinion for the court.

446 A.2d 1013 · Cited 63 times

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• Gibson v. Gibson · 479 P.2d 648
• Sorensen v. Sorensen · 339 N.E.2d 907
• Digby v. Digby · 388 A.2d 1
• Gelbman v. Gelbman · 23 N.Y.2d 434
• Matarese v. Matarese · 131 A. 198
• Nocktonick Ex Rel. Matson v. Nocktonick · 611 P.2d 135
• Klein v. Klein · 58 Cal. 2d 692
• Nudd v. Matsoukas · 131 N.E.2d 525
• Briere v. Briere · 107 N.H. 432
• Balts v. Balts · 142 N.W.2d 66
• Becker v. Beaudoin · 261 A.2d 896
• Black v. Solmitz · 409 A.2d 634
• France v. A. P. A. Transport Corp. · 56 N.J. 500
• Ritter v. Narragansett Electric Company · 283 A.2d 255
• Merrick v. Sutterlin · 610 P.2d 891
• Trevarton v. Trevarton · 378 P.2d 640
• HASTINGS BY HASTINGS v. Hastings · 163 A.2d 147
• Dean v. Smith · 106 N.H. 314
• Logan v. Reaves · 354 S.W.2d 789
• Rampone v. Wanskuck Buildings, Inc. · 227 A.2d 586
• Ertl v. Ertl · 30 Wis. 2d 372
• Duffy v. Reddy · 11 A.2d 1
• Hewlett v. George · 68 Miss. 703
• Elam v. Elam · 268 S.E.2d 109
• Williams v. Williams · 369 A.2d 669

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