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Alimony Modification Limited for Some Long Term Marriages

Alimony Modification Limited for Some Long Term Marriages
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) recently decided three alimony cases dealing with divorce agreements/judgments that preceded the date the MA Alimony Reform Act went into effect on March 1, 2012. In all three cases, there was a request to terminate the alimony obligation because the new law changed the payor’s obligation to continue payment…
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Recent SJC Decision on Alimony in Massachusetts

Recent SJC Decision on Alimony in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Alimony Reform Act came into effect on March 1, 2012 and provides for three different types of alimony in Massachusetts that one spouse may be obligated to pay the other spouse.   The most common alimony award is general term alimony, which has a formula for determining the amount and how long alimony…
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Rehabilitative Alimony

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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