1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Mass.
  4. 450 Mass.
  5. 450 Mass. 463 (2008)
 

CAPLAN v. DONOVAN

450 Mass. 463 (2008)

ARIANA CAPLAN v. DAVID R.J. DONOVAN.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

January 17, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas T. Worboys for the defendant.

Pauline Quirion (Megan H. Christopher with her) for the plaintiff.

Claire Laporte & Rebekah R. Clark, for Jane Doe Inc. & another, amici curiae, submitted a brief.

Present: MARSHALL, C.J., GREANEY, IRELAND, SPINA, COWIN, CORDY, & BOTSFORD, JJ.

BOTSFORD, J.

We consider in this case whether a Massachusetts court has jurisdiction to issue an abuse prevention order under G. L. c. 209A in favor of a plaintiff who alleges that she has fled to this Commonwealth to escape the abuse of her domestic partner who remains in their home in Florida. We conclude that a court may issue such an order of prevention and protection even without personal jurisdiction over the defendant...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases