Gov. Deval Patrick has signed a sweeping reform of Massachusetts’ alimony system that activists are praising as bringing rational criteria to a hodgepodge system and for ending “alimony-until-death” payments. Once the alimony law goes into effect March 1, divorcing couples will see their alimony payments established based on numerous factors, …
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Oct
03
Governor signs alimony reform bill co-sponsored by Sen. Jehlen
Last Monday, Governor Patrick signed a bill that reforms the Commonwealth’s alimony system, Senator Patricia Jehlen announced.
Sep
27
Reforms make Mass. alimony ‘more fair’
BOSTON, Sept. 26 (UPI) — Massachusetts’ revamped alimony system is now fair and equitable, Gov. Deval Patrick said Monday as he signed an overhaul ending lifetime alimony payments.
Sep
27
Alimony reform in Massachusetts ends pay until death
Gov. Deval Patrick has signed a sweeping reform of Massachusetts’ alimony system that activists are praising as bringing rational criteria to a hodgepodge system and for ending “alimony-until-death” payments. Once the alimony law goes into effect March 1, divorcing couples will see their alimony payments established based on numerous factors, …
Sep
27
Bill reforms state alimony system
Governor Deval Patrick signed a bill Monday overhauling the state’s alimony laws. The bill sets limits on how long a spouse can receive alimony.
Jul
27
Nancy Van Tine: What Massachusetts Alimony Reform Really Means
Reforming the alimony system has been an issue in states across the nation. The rest of the country has been less reluctant to reform than…
Jul
20
House bill revises alimony system
A bill aimed at reforming the state’s alimony system was unanimously approved Wednesday by the Massachusetts House of Representatives. The bill would establish guidelines for alimony payments, and limit the duration of payments, ending so-called “lifetime alimony” payments ordered by some judges in divorce cases.
Jul
08
Mass. House appears ready to consider alimony changes
The Massachusetts House signaled yesterday that it may be ready to tackle an issue that policy makers have long considered in need of reform: the alimony system.
Jun
10
Lili A. Vasileff: Women Increasingly Pay Alimony
Being breadwinner and homemaker, it is no wonder that wives are surprised and feel victimized by the legal system that requires them to “reward” a sit at home bum.