Monthly Archives: August 2014

Rehabilitative Alimony

Rehabilitative alimony is one of the four (4) types of alimony identified by Massachusetts statute. Specifically, rehabilitative alimony is the periodic payment of support to a recipient spouse who is expected to become economically self-sufficient by a predicted time. Like general term alimony, the amount of rehabilitative alimony should not exceed the recipient’s need or…
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Collaborative Law Offers More Peaceful Divorce Option

Divorce is often viewed as a devastating experience, where two people bitterly quarrel about how their shared possessions will be split up. However, divorce actually can be amicable rather than traumatizing. This is possible thanks to options like collaborative law in Massachusetts. Collaborative law is a new approach to divorce that helps a couple to…
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