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Cohabitation and alimony reform

The new Massachusetts alimony reform law contains provisions that spell out what happens if  a recipient of alimony lives with someone while receiving alimony. Unfortunately the new provisions leave many questions unanswered.  The statute says that alimony “shall be suspended, reduced or terminated upon the cohabitation of the recipient spouse when the payor shows that the recipient spouse has maintained

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How will Massachusetts alimony reform affect you? [Updated Feb 11, 2012]

In January 2011, Senator Gale Candaras, Esq. and Representative John Fernandez announced new legislation to reform the current Massachusetts alimony system. The proposal, called the Alimony Reform Act of 2011, is a sweeping transformation of the current alimony system in Massachusetts. Right now, this is just a proposal and not law, but in the last couple of months since the

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Cohabitation and alimony reform

The new Massachusetts alimony reform law contains provisions that spell out what happens if  a recipient of alimony lives with someone while receiving alimony. Unfortunately the new provisions leave many questions unanswered.  The statute says that alimony “shall be suspended, reduced or terminated upon the cohabitation of the recipient spouse when the payor shows that the recipient spouse has maintained

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How will Massachusetts alimony reform affect you? [Updated Feb 11, 2012]

In January 2011, Senator Gale Candaras, Esq. and Representative John Fernandez announced new legislation to reform the current Massachusetts alimony system. The proposal, called the Alimony Reform Act of 2011, is a sweeping transformation of the current alimony system in Massachusetts. Right now, this is just a proposal and not law, but in the last couple of months since the

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