In the case of Woodside v. Woodside, the Appeals Court of Massachusetts dealt with a divorce proceeding involving C. Michael Woodside and Sharry A. Woodside. The couple divorced after fifteen years of marriage, and the court initially issued a bifurcated judgment of divorce nisi, which incorporated their agreement on custody and visitation of their two children. The agreement granted joint legal custody, with the children primarily residing with the wife. The wife later sought to move the children to Maine, which led to a trial addressing this removal request along with issues of asset division and support. The court allowed the removal, applying the “real advantage test” from Yannas v. Frondistou-Yannas, as the wife was deemed the primary caretaker. The husband appealed, arguing the test was misapplied since neither party had sole physical custody. The Appeals Court upheld the trial court’s decision, affirming the application of the Yannas standard and the award of alimony, as the court had conducted a proper factual inquiry into the custodial arrangement.