While the elimination of permanent alimony drew immediate attention, a quieter provision embedded in the statute is now ...

If you are considering filing for divorce, the timing may impact the type and duration of an alimony award. The length of a marriage is defined as from the date of marriage to the date of service of a ...

A good starting question for the debate on alimony reform in Connecticut is: What, if anything, about Connecticut law on alimony actually needs to be changed? It is already gender neutral. Complaints ...

A year after Massachusetts ended lifetime alimony, groups in a number of states are pushing similar legislation. They say alimony laws are... Alimony Till Death Do Us Part? Nay, Say Some Ex-Spouses ...

The Your Turn opinions are those of the writers and not necessarily those of The Palm Beach Post Editorial Board. Re the July 5 article about Gov. DeSantis signing an alimony overhaul bill that ...

For probably as long as it has existed, alimony has been a man vs. woman thing. Men get ordered to pay, women get alimony and men get bitter. But as women have become more economically powerful, the ...

Enactment of the “Alimony Reform Act” The “Alimony Reform Act” of Massachusetts (G. L. c. 208, §§ 48- 55) was enacted in 2012 and dramatically altered the ...

A Massachusetts Probate & Family Court judge erred by considering the availability of child support for purposes of determining a mother’s need for alimony, the Appeals Court has found. The Supreme ...