BRAUCHER, J.
We are asked to determine the scope of the jurisdiction of Probate Courts, "after the divorce decree has become absolute, ... to grant equitable relief in controversies over property between persons who have been divorced." G.L.c. 215, § 6, as appearing in St. 1973, c. 1114, § 63. We uphold plenary equitable jurisdiction in such cases. We also uphold personal jurisdiction over a runaway former spouse under the long arm statute, G.L.c. 223A,...
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