by Stig Bolgen | Dec 4, 2017 | Alimony
On September 25, 2017 the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) issued a decision in Young vs. Young, 478 Mass. 1 (2017) and the court held that “the need for support of the recipient spouse (here, the wife) under general term alimony is the amount required to...
by Stig Bolgen | Jan 20, 2017 | Alimony
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) recently clarified some provisions of the 2012 Massachusetts Alimony Reform Act (the “Act”) in a November 23, 2016 decision in the case Clifford E. George vs. Jacquelyn A. George (SJC-12059). Clifford and Jacquelyn were...
by Stig Bolgen | May 25, 2016 | Alimony
On March 1, 2012 the Massachusetts alimony law landscape significantly changed when the Alimony Reform Act took effect. This wide-ranging piece of legislation brought clarification and guidance to most aspects of a Massachusetts divorce case that involved alimony. The...